“Education [is] not an end in itself but [is] the first step in a progress which should continue during a lifetime.”

“A lifetime is not too long to spend in learning about the world.”

“A school’s job [is] to begin education.”

“In his play he is no longer an onlooker merely; he is a part of the busy world of adults. He is practicing to take his place in that world when he is grown. He is getting is education.”

“The child, unhampered, does not waste time.”

“Childhood’s work is learning, and it is in his play...that the child works at his job.”

“This was not the last time I was to spoil my own fun by asking questions.”