If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.

We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.

We are in a far better position to observe instincts in animals or in primitives than in ourselves. This is due to the fact that we have grown accustomed to scrutinizing our own actions and to seeking rational explanations for them.

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.