No one can help us to achieve the intimate isolation by which we find our secret worlds, so mysterious, rich and full. If others intervene, it is destroyed. This degree of thought, which we attain by freeing ourselves from the external world, must be fed by the inner spirit, and our surroundings cannot influence us in any way other than to leave us in peace.
Maria MontessoriThe child, in fact, once he feels sure of himself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step.
Maria MontessoriEstablishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.
Maria Montessori