The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good with immobility and evil with activity.

The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child's own natural desire to learn.

Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves.

The education of even a small child, therefore, does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life.

To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.

The most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six.

Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child.

We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.

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."

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

Our aim is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.

Be where you are

Money is the most egalitarian force in society. It confers power on whoever holds it.

You love tests?""Well, yeah. There are questions and answers. True or false, multiple choice, essay. What's not to love?

What is true in the South is true for America.

We all have the republican spirit in our veins, like syphilis in our bones. We are democratized and venerealized.

Garan snorted. "Now that we know about his indigestion, we can torture him with cake.

Conservatives want to make the poor rich, while liberals want to make the rich poor.

I was in a department store and I saw a weird-looking gadget. I asked the young saleslady what it was. She answered, "It doesn't do anything. It's just a Christmas gift."

We can't be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can't be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.