“Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.”
“It is not enough for the teacher to love the child. She must first love and understand the universe. She must prepare herself, and truly work at it.”
“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.”
“The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist.”
“Within the child lies the fate of the future.”
“Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.”
“The things he sees are not just remembered; they form a part of his soul.”