A child needs freedom within limits.

One of the great problems facing men is their failure to realize the fact that a child possesses an active psychic life even when he cannot manifest it, and that the child must secretly perfect this inner life over a long period of time.

Work is necessary; it can be nothing less than a passion; a person is happy in accomplishment.

The first thing required of a teacher is that he be rightly disposed for his task.

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

Children become like the things they love.

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.