Quotes by Maria Montessori

“Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child.”

“We are the sowers - our children are those who reap. We labor so that future generations will be better and nobler than we are.”

“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.”

“If we really want children to grow into independent and resourceful adults, we should stop pouring their milk as soon as they have learned to pour it themselves and stop fastening their buttons as soon as they can fasten them without help.”

“The child is truly a miraculous being, and this should be felt deeply by the educator.”

“Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future.”

“To consider the school as a place where instruction is given is one point of view. But, to consider the school as a preparation for life is another. In the latter case, the school must satisfy all the needs of life.”