“This was not the last time I was to spoil my own fun by asking questions.”
“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.”
“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.”
“A lifetime is not too long to spend in learning about the world.”
“The most important phase of a child’s life was the beginning of it. He must be started right.”