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The senses, being the explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge.
Maria Montessori
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Maria Montessori
Age: 81 †
Born: 1870
Born: August 31
Died: 1952
Died: May 6
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Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori
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If the idea of the universe is presented to the child in the right way, it will do more for him than just arouse his interest, for it will create in him admiration and wonder, a feeling loftier than any interest and more satisfying.
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The child is the spiritual builder of mankind, and obstacles to his free development are the stones in the wall by which the soul of man has become imprisoned.
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Every great cause is born from repeated failures and from imperfect achievements.
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A humankind abandoned in its earlier formative stage becomes its own greatest threat to survival.
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Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.
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The greatest step forward in human evolution was made when society began to help the weak and the poor, instead of oppressing and despising them.
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