The hand is, in the highest degree, a human characteristic. It is man’s organ of grasp and of the sense of touch, while in animals these two functions are relegated to the mouth.
MARIA MONTESSORIWoman was always the custodian of human sentiment, morality and honour, and in these respects, man always has yielded woman the palm.
More Maria Montessori Quotes
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Man is capable of every great heroism; it was man who found a means of conquering the formidable obstacles of his environment, establishing himself lord of the earth, and laying the foundations of civilization.
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I have for many years interested myself in the study of children from three years upwards. Many have urged me to continue my studies on the same lines with older children. But what I have felt to be most vital is the need for more careful and particularized study of the tiny child.
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Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
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With man, the life of the body depends on the life of the spirit.
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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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To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.
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The man of character is the persistent man, the man who is faithful to his own word, his own convictions, his own affections.
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There is need to realize the value of work in all its forms whether manual or intellectual, to be called ‘mate,’ to have sympathetic understanding of all forms of activity.
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The social relations which are the basis of the reproduction of the species are founded upon the continuous union of parents in marriage.
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The greatest sign of success for a teacher… is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’
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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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Moral Education is the source of that spiritual equilibrium on which everything else depends and which may be compared to that physical equilibrium or sense of balance, without which it is impossible to stand upright or to move into any other position.
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The person who is developing freely and naturally arrives at a spiritual equilibrium in which he is master of his actions, just as one who has acquired physical poise can move freely.
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It is better to treat an adolescent as if he had greater value than he actually shows than as if he had less and let him feel that his merits and self-respect are disregarded.
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Noble ideas, great sentiments have always existed and have always been transmitted, but wars have never ceased.
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