The vision of the teacher should be at once precise like that of the scientist, and spiritual like that of the saint. The preparation for science and...

Nature conditions the child otherwise than the young of animals. She leaves the realm of movement free from the imperious despotism of instinct....

The true educator is the man who rids himself of the inner obstacles which make the child incomprehensible to him; he is not simply the man who is...

There is thus a secret in the soul of the child, impossible to penetrate unless he himself reveals it as little by little he builds up his being.

There are harsh and insistent changes that summon the unconscious to the consciousness; all spiritual development is an achievement of consciousness,...

The most pleasant work for children is not sowing but reaping, a work, we all know, that is no less exacting then the former. It may even be said that...

The new-born child does not come into a natural environment, but into the civilised environment of the life of men. It is a “supranatural” environment...

The teacher's skill in not interfering comes with practice, like everything else, but it never comes easily. It means rising to spiritual heights....

It is plain that nature exercises a powerful supervision over this awakening, this fulfilment. The aim of the mother's care is higher than purely...

An education capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking; it involves the spiritual development of man, the enhancement of his value as an...