"You went up to be examined with the other Jewish children, your heart heavy about that matter of your nose"

"If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all"

"If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses"

"Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them"

"Have a strong mind and a soft heart"

"Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made"

"At the heart of the Reggio Emilia approach is the belief that children are full of potential, competent, and capable of constructing their own learning"

"Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart"

"A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread"

"A light heart lives long"

"The soul is healed by being with children"