We must, therefore, quit our roles as jailers and instead take care to prepare an environment in which we do as little as possible to exhaust the child with our surveillance and instruction

Order is one of the needs of life which, when it is satisfied, produces a real happiness

Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy.

The more the capacity to concentrate is developed, the more often the profound tranquility in work is achieved, then the clearer will be the manifestation of discipline within the child.

Character formation cannot be taught. It comes from experience and not from explanation.

When children come into contact with nature, they reveal their strength.

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