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Famous Maria Montessori Quotes
“The senses, being the explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge.”
“A man is not what he is because of the teachers he has had, but because of what he has done”
“One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.”
“Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.”
“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.”
“Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.”
“We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.”
“To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.”
“Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.”
“Preventing war is the work of politicians, establishing peace is the work of educationists.”
“Discipline must come through liberty.”
“The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.”
“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”