"Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each."
"The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life"
"Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion has no hold on the mind. Therefore do not use compulsion, but let early education be a sort of amusement; you will then be better able to discover the child's natural bent."
"Only the dead have seen the end of war."
"The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things."
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle."