It is almost possible to say that there is a mathematical relationship between the beauty of his surroundings and the activity of the child; he will make discoveries rather more voluntarily in a gracious setting than in an ugly one.

There is in every child a painstaking teacher so skillful that he obtains identical results in all children in all parts of the world. The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one teaches them anything.

The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.

The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.

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