The respect and protection of woman and of maternity should be raised to the position of an inalienable social duty and should become one of the principles of human morality.
MARIA MONTESSORIIt is by developing the individual that he is prepared for that wonderful manifestation of the human intelligence, which drawing constitutes.
More Maria Montessori Quotes
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Early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society.
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The ability to see reality in form, in color, in proportion, to be master of the movements of one’s own hand – that is what is necessary.
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The purpose of life is to obey the hidden command which ensures harmony among all and creates an ever better world.
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The greatest development is achieved during the first years of life, and therefore it is then that the greatest care should be taken. If this is done, then the child does not become a burden; he will reveal himself as the greatest marvel of nature.
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If the whole of mankind is to be united into one brotherhood, all obstacles must be removed so that men, all over the surface of the globe, should be as children playing in a garden.
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It is surprising to notice that even from the earliest age, man finds the greatest satisfaction in feeling independent. The exalting feeling of being sufficient to oneself comes as a revelation.
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All work is noble; the only ignoble thing is to live without working.
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The development of language is part of the development of the personality, for words are the natural means of expressing thoughts and establishing understanding between people.
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Indeed there are powers in the small child that are far greater than is generally realized, because it is in this period that the construction, the building-up, of man takes place, for at birth, psychically speaking, there is nothing at all – zero!
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Free the child’s potential, and you will transform him into the world.
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There are two ‘faiths’ which can uphold humans: faith in God and faith in oneself. And these two faiths should exist side by side: the first belongs to one’s inner life, the second to one’s life in society.
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Through machinery, man can exert tremendous powers almost as fantastic as if he were the hero of a fairy tale. Through machinery, man can travel with an ever increasing velocity; he can fly through the air and go beneath the surface of the ocean.
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An unconscious mind can be full of intelligence. One will find this type of intelligence in every being, and every insect has it.
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The teacher, in short, can use reading to introduce her pupils to the most varied subjects; and the moment they have been thus started, they can go on to any limit guided by the single passion for reading.
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The ancient superficial idea of the uniform and progressive growth of the human personality has remained unaltered, and the erroneous belief has persisted that it is the duty of the adult to fashion the child according to the pattern required by society.
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