The greatest source of discouragement is the conviction that one is unable to do something

The study of love and its utilization will lead us to the source from which it springs, The Child.

All human victories, all human progress, stand upon the inner force.

The social rights of children must be recognized so that a world suited to their needs may be constructed for them. The greatest crime that society commits is that of wasting the money which it should use for children on things that will destroy them and society itself as well.

If I am going up a ladder, and a dog begins to bite at my ankles, I can do one of two things - either turn round and kick out at the it, or simply go on up the ladder. I prefer to go up the ladder!

The adult ought never to mold the child after himself, but should leave him alone and work always from the deepest comprehension of the child himself.

Sometimes very small children in a proper environment develop a skill and exactness in their work that can only surprise us.