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

We must therefore turn to the child as to the key to the fate of our future life.

Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child to open up himself to life.

We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think for himself; this is the art of those who aspire to serve the spirit.

Joy, feeling one’s own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul.

Our goal is not so much the imparting of knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual energy.

We must clearly understand that when we give the child freedom and independence, we are giving freedom to a worker already braced for action, who cannot live without working and being active.