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in nature everything is transformed but nothing destroyed.

Maria Montessori

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Maria Montessori
Age: 81 †
Born: 1870
Born: August 31
Died: 1952
Died: May 6
Inventor
Lecturer
Mathematician
Pedagogue
Philosopher
Physician
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Teacher
Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori
Nature
Everything
Nothing
Transformed
Destroyed

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Every great cause is born from repeated failures and from imperfect achievements.
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Bring the child to the consciousness of his own dignity, and he will be free. We see no limit to what should be offered to the child, for his will be an immense field of chosen activity.
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The essential thing is to arouse such an interest that it engages the child’s whole personality.
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Nothing is created or destroyed in nature.
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No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child
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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.
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