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Maria Montessori Quotes: The adult ought never to mold the child after himself, but should leave him alone and work always from the deepest comprehension of the child himself.
         

The adult ought never to mold the child after himself, but should leave him alone and work always from the deepest comprehension of the child himself.


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Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves.

Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves.



The education of even a small child, therefore, does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life.

The education of even a small child, therefore, does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life.



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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.

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Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child.

Peace is what every human being is craving for, and it can be brought about by humanity through the child.



We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.

We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.



The greatest sign of success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."

The greatest sign of success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."



Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.



Our aim is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.

Our aim is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his innermost core.





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