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

“The freest child is the child who is most interested in what he is doing, and at whose hand are the materials for his work or play.”

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

“Children do not grow up all of a piece; look for the child of seven, especially to take many backward glances at the way he has come, while bounds and leaps unevenly ahead in his growth.”

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

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

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