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

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

Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in his joy and sense of achievement the image of human dignity which is derived from a sense of independence.

The development of the mind comes through movement

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

Education today, in this particular social period, is assuming truly unlimited importance. And the increased emphasis on its practical value can be summed up in one sentence: education is the best weapon for peace.

All our handling of the child will bear fruit, not only at the moment, but in the adult they are destined to become.