The whole of mankind is one and only one, one race, one class and one society.

The child, making use of all that he finds around him, shapes himself for the future.

The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything!

The child has a different relation to his environment from ours... the child absorbs it. The things he sees are not just remembered; they form part of his soul. He incarnates in himself all in the world about him that his eyes see and his ears hear.

Love and the hope of it are not things one can learn; they are a part of life's heritage.

The education of even a small child, therefore, does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life.

The more the capacity to concentrate is developed, the more often the profound tranquility in work is achieved, then the clearer will be the manifestation of discipline within the child.