The only language men ever speak perfectly is the one they learn in babyhood, when no one can teach them anything!

If I am going up a ladder, and a dog begins to bite at my ankles, I can do one of two things - either turn round and kick out at the it, or simply go on up the ladder. I prefer to go up the ladder!

Concentration is the key that opens up to the child the latent treasures within him.

Of all things love is the most potent.

Character formation cannot be taught. It comes from experience and not from explanation.

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.

The child becomes a person through work.