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Famous Maria Montessori Quotes
“No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child”
“Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.”
“Never help a child with a task that they feel they can complete themselves.”
“The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.”
“It is the child who makes the man, and no man exists who was not made by the child he once was.”
“When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing”
“To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself.”
“To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.”
“The child’s progress does not depend only on his age, but also on being free to look around him.”
“No adult can bear a child’s burden or grow up in his stead.”
“These words reveal the child’s inner needs; ‘Help me to do it alone’.”
“The child builds his inmost self out of the deeply held impressions he receives.”
“The essential thing is to arouse such an interest that it engages the child’s whole personality.”
“The child is an enigma… He has the highest potentialities, but we do not know what he will be.”
“The activity of the child has always been looked upon as an expression of his vitality.”
“The study of love and its utilization will lead us to the source from which it springs, The Child.”
“Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements.”
“The child’s parents are not his makers but his guardians.”
“We must therefore turn to the child as to the key to the fate of our future life.”
“The child should live in an environment of beauty.”