To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.

What we need is a world full of miracles, like the miracle of seeing the young child seeking work and independence, and manifesting a wealth of enthusiasm and love.

To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.

If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which tends to help toward the complete unfolding of life. To be thus helpful it is necessary rigorously to avoid the arrest of spontaneous movements and the imposition of arbitrary tasks.

The most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six.

There are many things which no teacher can convey to a child of three, but a child of five can do it with ease.

This is the treasure we need today - helping the child become independent of us and make his way by himself, receiving in return his gifts of hope and light.