The child has other powers than ours, and the creation he achieves is no small one; it is everything.
Maria MontessoriChildren are not only sensitive to silence, but also to a voice which calls them ... Out of that silence.
Maria MontessoriWe cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the means for this observation and these means are procured through education of the senses.
Maria MontessoriThe aim of education should not be to teach how to use human energies to improve the environment, for we are finally beginning to realize that the cornerstone of education is the development of the human personality, and that in this regard education is of immediate importance for the salvation of mankind.
Maria Montessori