The selfsame procedure which zoology, a branch of the natural sciences, applies to the study of animals, anthropology must apply to the study of man; and by doing so, it enrolls itself as a science in the field of nature. - Maria Montessori 1 Share Now -
Personal health is related to self-control and to the worship of life in all its natural beauty - self-control bringing with it happiness, renewed youth, and long life. - Maria Montessori 2 Share Now -
We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being. - Maria Montessori 3 Share Now -
We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being. - Maria Montessori 4 Share Now -
Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war. - Maria Montessori 5 Share Now -
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. - Maria Montessori 6 Share Now -
If education is protection to life, you will realize that it is necessary that education accompany life during its whole course. - Maria Montessori 7 Share Now -
In the first three years of life, the foundations of physical and also of psychic health are laid. In these years, the child not only increases in size but passes through great transformations. This is the age in which language and movement develop. The child must be safeguarded in order that these activities may develop freely. - Maria Montessori 8 Share Now -
How can any one paint who cannot grade colors? How can any one write poetry who has not learnt to hear and see? - Maria Montessori 9 Share Now -
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.' - Maria Montessori 10 Share Now -
