Johann Pestalozzi

"The object of all true education should be the development of the individual."

"Nature does not hurry, yet all is accomplished."

"The human heart is the greatest invention of nature."

"To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything."

"The educator must be the friend and protector of the child."

"Wisdom is the application of knowledge with justice and compassion."

"Education is the foundation of a free society."

"The real teacher is not the one who talks the most."

"Man's highest destiny is the perfection of his nature."

"Knowledge without virtue is like a body without a soul."

"The first duty of a teacher is to awaken the spirit."

"Love makes everything possible."

"The child must be taught to think, not what to think."

"Happiness comes from the development of our natural abilities."

"The poor are as capable of being educated as the rich."

"Observation is the foundation of all knowledge."

"The most important tool of education is conversation."

"A man educated only in books is half educated."

"The heart must be involved in all true learning."

"Nature is the best teacher of truth."

"The purpose of teaching is to free the human spirit."

"True strength comes from patience, not force."

"The child learns more from what you are than from what you say."

"Mankind's great hope lies in education."

"Every human being has a right to be educated."

"The educator must plant seeds, not transplant trees."

"Love is the root of all education."

"Nature teaches us to live, not merely to exist."

"The perfection of man is the object of all activity."

"A society is only as strong as its schools."