What advice can we give to new mothers? Their children need to work at an interesting occupation: they should not be helped unnecessarily, nor interrupted, once they have begun to do something intelligent.

At a given moment a child becomes interested in a piece of work, showing it by the expression of his face, by his intense attention, by his perseverance in the same exercise. That child has set foot upon the road leading to discipline.

The development of the mind comes through movement

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

The first aim of the prepared environment is, as far as it is possible, to render the growing child independent of the adult.

Giving children the opportunity to stir up life and leave it free to discover.