Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.

Quote by Maria Montessori

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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

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which...

If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which...

The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and...

The first idea the child must acquire is that of the difference between good and...

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but...

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but...

Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined...

Discipline must come through liberty. . . . We do not consider an individual disciplined...

The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good...

The task of the educator lies in seeing that the child does not confound good...

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.

To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.

To aid life, leaving it free, however, that is the basic task of the educator.

We cannot create observers by saying observe, but by giving them the power and the...

We cannot create observers by saying observe, but by giving them the power and the...

We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.

We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us...

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us...

The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena....

The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena....

We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child's spontaneity when he is just beginning...

We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child's spontaneity when he is just beginning...

We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the...

We cannot create observers by saying 'observe,' but by giving them the power and the...

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for...

If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for...

The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of...

The most important function of education at any level is to develop the personality of...

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to...

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to...

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers...

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers...

I tell you, all politics is apple sauce.

I tell you, all politics is apple sauce.

Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.

Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.