A child is mysterious and powerful; And contains within himself the secret of human nature.

Education must start from birth.

There is a great sense of community within the Montessori classroom, where children of differing ages work together in an atmosphere of cooperation rather than competitiveness. There is respect for the environment and for the individuals within it, which comes through experience of freedom within the community.

Two things are necessary, the development of individuality and the participation of the individual in a truly social life.

It is not in human nature for all men to tread the same path of development, as animals do of a single species.

The essential thing is to arouse such an interest that it engages the child’s whole personality.

The most important period of life is not the age of university studies, but the first one, the period from birth to the age of six.