淫慢则不能励精，险躁则不能冶性。
译文：纵欲放荡、消极怠慢就不能勉励心志使精神振作，冒险草率、急躁不安就不能修养性情。赏析：我们要是一直沉迷于物质享受，贪图享乐，做任何事就会消极懈怠。做事草率鲁莽，浮浮躁躁的，事情也会难以成功。
对疾病和死亡的所有兴趣，只是对生命兴趣的另一种表达。
我们无法改变我们没有意识到的事情，而一旦我们意识到，我们就不能不改变。
The heart of the Waldorf method is that education is an art—it must speak to the child's experience. To educate the whole child, his heart and his will must be reached, as well as the mind.