“Adults look upon a child as something empty that is to be filled through their own efforts, as something inert and helpless for which they must do everything, as something lacking an inner guide and in constant need of inner direction. . . . An adult who acts in this way, even though he may be convinced that he is filled with zeal, love, and a spirit of sacrifice on behalf of his child, unconsciously suppresses the development of the child's own personality.” WayNeedsLooksMayChildrenSpiritEffortSacrificePersonalityDevelopmentAdultsEmptyFilledConstantGuidesConvincedLook UpHelplessLackingBehalfZeal Author:Maria Montessori
“Tis aye a solemn thing to me To look upon a babe that sleeps-- Wearing in its spirit-deeps The unrevealed mystery Of its Adam's taint and woe, Which, when they revealed lie, Will not let it slumber so.” LooksSpiritLyingSleepMysteryLook UpAdamWoeSolemnBabeInfancySlumber Book:The Brownings' Correspondence: January 1838-December 1840, letters 602-783 Source: The Brownings' Correspondence: January 1838-December 1840, letters 602-783