Joy is the evidence of inner growth.
The child, making use of all that he finds around him, shapes himself for the future.
The whole of mankind is one and only one, one race, one class and one society.
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.
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.
The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.
To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.
Play is the work of the child.
Only when the child is able to identify its own center with the center of the universe does education really begin.
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.
The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
Give children the opportunity to stir up life and leave them free to discover.
Education should no longer be mostly imparting knowledge, but must take a new path, seeking the release of human potentialities.
The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the Earth.
A man is not what he is because of the teachers he has had, but because of what he has done.
To teach details is to bring confusion; to establish the relationship between things is to bring knowledge.
Solicitous care for living things affords satisfaction to one of the most lively instincts of the child’s mind. Nothing is better calculated than this to awaken an attitude of foresight.
The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self.
Children become like the things they love.