Social grace, inner discipline and joy. These are the birthright of the human being who has been allowed to develop essential human qualities.
Maria MontessoriThe child is an enigmaโฆ He has the highest potentialities, but we do not know what he will be.
Maria MontessoriAn education capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking; it involves the spiritual development of man, the enhancement of his value as an individual, and the preparation of young people to understand the times in which they live.
Maria MontessoriThere must be provision for the child to have contact with nature; to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in nature.
Maria MontessoriNo 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 Montessori