"Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed." - Maria Montessori

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

"One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child." - Maria Montessori

"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." - Maria Montessori