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.

Only through freedom and environmental experience is it practically possible for human development to occur.

There must be provision for the child to have contact with nature; to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature.

Under the urge of nature and according to the laws of development, though not understood by the adult, the child is obliged to be serious about two fundamental things ... the first is the love of activity... The second fundamental thing is independence.

Discipline must come through liberty.

We are the sowers - our children are those who reap. We labor so that future generations will be better and nobler than we are.

The child, in fact, once he feels sure of himself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step.