Play is the work of the child.

The child is truly a miraculous being, and this should be felt deeply by the educator.

Great tact and delicacy is necessary for the care of the mind of a child from three to six years, and an adult can have very little of it.

Bring the child to the consciousness of his own dignity and he will feel free.

With younger children the greatest reward is to be able to pass on to a new stage in each subject. It is a punishment to a young child not to be allowed to use the apparatus but to sit still and do nothing.

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.

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