We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit.

The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.

For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behind?

The whole of mankind is one and only one, one race, one class and one society.

Imitation is the first instinct of the awakening mind.

The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.

Only practical work and experience lead the young to maturity.