One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.
Maria MontessoriThe child, in fact, once he feels sure of himself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step.
Maria MontessoriConventions which camouflage a man's true feelings are a spiritual lie which help him adapt himself to the organized deviations of society.
Maria MontessoriEducation should therefore include the two forms of work, manual and intellectual, for the same person, and thus make it understood by practical experience that these two kinds complete each other and are equally essential to a civilized existence.
Maria Montessori