Preventing war is the work of politicians, establishing peace is the work of educationists.

A vital force is active in every individual and leads it towards its own evolution.

I have studied the child. I have taken what the child has given me and expressed it and that is what is called the Montessori method.

How often is the soul of man - especially in childhood - deprived because he is not allowed to come in contact with nature.

The undisciplined child enters into discipline by working in the company of others; not being told he is naughty.” “Discipline is, therefore, primarily a learning experience and less a punitive experience if appropriately dealt with.

The hand is the prehensile organ of the mind.

How does he achieve this independence? He does it by means of a continuous activity. How does he become free? By means of constant effort. we know that development results from activity. The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.