It is not in human nature for all men to tread the same path of development, as animals do of a single species.

To have a vision of the cosmic plan, in which every form of life depends on directed movements which have effects beyond their conscious aim, is to understand the child's work and be able to guide it better.

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.

If children are allowed free development and given occupation to correspond with their unfolding minds their natural goodness will shine forth.

There should be music in the child's environment, just as there does exist in the child's environment spoken speech. In the social environment the child should be considered and music should be provided.

It is not the child as a physical but as a psychic being that can provide a strong impetus to the betterment of mankind. It is the spirit of the child that can determine the course of human progress and lead it perhaps even to a higher form of civilization.

A child needs freedom within limits.