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Adult Quotes by Maria Montessori
- Under the urge of nature and according to the laws of development, though not understood by the adult, the child is obliged to be serious…
- Plainly, the environment must be a living one, directed by a higher intelligence, arranged by an adult who is prepared for his mission.
- But an adult if he is to provide proper guidance, must always be calm and act slowly so that the child who is watching him…
- No adult can bear a child’s burden or grow up in his stead.
- All our handling of the child will bear fruit, not only at the moment, but in the adult they are destined to become.
- Great tact and delicacy is necessary for the care of the mind of a child from three to six years, and an adult can have…
- The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self. Adults work to finish a task, but the child works in…
- A child is an eager observer and is particularly attracted by the actions of the adults and wants to imitate them. In this regard an…
- The first aim of the prepared environment is, as far as it is possible, to render the growing child independent of the adult.
- The adult works to improve his environment while the child works to improve himself.
- A new education from birth onwards must be built up. Education must be reconstructed and based on the law of nature and not on the…
- An adult who does not understand that a child needs to use his hands and does not recognize this as the first manifestation of an…
- 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…
More Adult Quotes
- Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
- Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized. — Margaret Atwood
- I grew up in a family that was multifaceted, sexually oriented, and pretty much open to everything. And because I was working,… — Drew Barrymore
- I was raised on government cheese. As an adult, in my first marriage, my husband and I worked real hard just to… — Roseanne Barr
- When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a grownup. And I think you probably fear it,… — Drew Barrymore
- If you want your kids to listen to you, don't yell at them. Whisper. Make them lean in. My kids taught me… — Mario Batali
- There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world. — Jean Baudrillard
- What is an adult? A child blown up by age. — Simone de Beauvoir
- The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times. — Martha Beck
- Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young. — Martha Beck
- Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children… — Martha Beck
- An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties. — Pope Benedict XVI