The role of education is to interest the child profoundly in an external activity to which he will give all his potential

Beauty lies in harmony, not in contrast; and harmony is refinement; therefore, there must be a fineness of the senses if we are to appreciate harmony.

Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future.

The child is endowed with unknown powers, which can guide us to a radiant future. If what we really want is a new world, then education must take as its aim the development of these hidden possibilities.

Under the urge of nature and according to the laws of development, though not understood by the adult, the child is obliged to be serious about two fundamental things ... the first is the love of activity... The second fundamental thing is independence.

Education demands, then, only this: the utilization of the inner powers of the child for his own instruction.

The adult works to improve his environment while the child works to improve himself.