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Alexander Sutherland Neill Quotes

If the emotions are free the intellect will look after itself

If the emotions are free the intellect will look after itself

Alexander Sutherland Neill
Education, Teacher, Feelings
Alexander Sutherland Neill (1953). “The Free Child”

The function of the child is to live his own life - not the life that his anxious parents think he should live.

Alexander Sutherland Neill
Education, Children, Teaching
Alexander Sutherland Neill (1970). “Summerhill: for & against”, Hart Pub. Co

The difficult child is the child who is unhappy. He is at war with himself; and in consequence, he is at war with the world.

Alexander Sutherland Neill
Family, Children, War
Alexander Sutherland Neill (1969). “Summerhill: a radical appoach to education”

When my first wife & I began the school, we had one main idea: to make the school fit the child - instead of making the child fit the school.

Alexander Sutherland Neill
Children, School, Ideas
Alexander Sutherland Neill (1969). “Summerhill: a radical appoach to education”

Free children are not easily influenced; the absence of fear accounts for this phenomenon. Indeed, the absence of fear is the finest thing that can happen to a child.

Alexander Sutherland Neill
Family, Children, Absence
Alexander Sutherland Neill (1969). “Summerhill: a radical appoach to education”

There is never a problem child; there is only a problem parent

Alexander Sutherland Neill
Children, Inspiration, Parent
Alexander Sutherland Neill (1932). “The Problem Parent”

Love and hate are not opposites. The opposite of love is indifference.

Alexander Sutherland Neill
Love, Hate, Opposites
Alexander Sutherland Neill (1969). “Summerhill: a radical appoach to education”

Take from others what you want, but never be a disciple of anyone.

Alexander Sutherland Neill
Want, What You Want, Disciple
Alexander Sutherland Neill (1972). “Neill! Neill! Orange peel!: An autobiography”, Hart Associates

I answered that one learns to live, not by hearing of other lives, but by living; for words are infinitely less important than acts.

Alexander Sutherland Neill
Life, Learning, Important

It starts with a crush, it then may turn into love, and hopefully will end up as soulmates.

Alexander Sutherland Neill
Love, Crush, Soulmate

I never once went to a prostitute, maybe because so many enthusiastic amateurs were around.

Alexander Sutherland Neill
Enthusiastic
Alexander Sutherland Neill (1972). “Neill! Neill! Orange peel!: An autobiography”, Hart Associates

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