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

A child is a discoverer. He is an amorphous, splendid being in search of his own proper form.

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.

A child needs freedom within limits.

The activity of the child has always been looked upon as an expression of his vitality.

Concentration is a part of life. It is not the consequence of a method of education.

The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be actively disciplined, is that of the difference between good and evil.