Childhood constitutes the most important element in an adult's life, for it is in his early years that a man is made.
Maria MontessoriIf I am going up a ladder, and a dog begins to bite at my ankles, I can do one of two things - either turn round and kick out at the it, or simply go on up the ladder. I prefer to go up the ladder!
Maria MontessoriHe does it with his hands, by experience, first in play and then through work. The hands are the instruments of man's intelligence.
Maria Montessori