Nature of man Quotes by Maria Montessori

All human victories, all human progress, stand upon the inner force.

— Maria Montessori

The whole of mankind is one and only one, one race, one class and one society.

— Maria Montessori

The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.

— Maria Montessori

The unknown energy that can help humanity is that which lies hidden in the child.

— Maria Montessori

The human hand allows the mind to reveal itself.

— Maria Montessori

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

— Maria Montessori

Culture and education have no bounds or limits; now man is in a phase in which he must decide for himself how…

— Maria Montessori

If the whole of mankind is to be united into one brotherhood, all obstacles must be removed so that men, all over…

— Maria Montessori

The consciousness of knowing how to make oneself useful, how to help mankind in many ways, fills the soul with noble confidence,…

— Maria Montessori

It is not in human nature for all men to tread the same path of development, as animals do of a single…

— Maria Montessori

The greatest step forward in human evolution was made when society began to help the weak and the poor, instead of oppressing…

— Maria Montessori

The needs of mankind are universal. Our means of meeting them create the richness and diversity of the planet. The Montessori child…

— Maria Montessori

Woman was always the custodian of human sentiment, morality and honour, and in these respects, man always has yielded woman the palm.

— Maria Montessori

The aim of education should not be to teach how to use human energies to improve the environment, for we are finally…

— Maria Montessori

It is fortunate, I think, that nature is not bounded by human reason and by laboratory work and experimentation, for by the…

— Maria Montessori

An education capable of saving humanity is no small undertaking; it involves the spiritual development of man, the enhancement of his value…

— Maria Montessori

The ancient superficial idea of the uniform and progressive growth of the human personality has remained unaltered, and the erroneous belief has…

— Maria Montessori

We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master. We then become witnesses to the development…

— Maria Montessori

There are two 'faiths' which can uphold humans: faith in God and faith in oneself. And these two faiths should exist side…

— Maria Montessori

The child who has felt a strong love for his surroundings and for all living creatures, who has discovered joy and enthusiasm…

— Maria Montessori

Times have changed, and science has made great progress, and so has our work; but our principles have only been confirmed, and…

— Maria Montessori