Every great cause is born from repeated failures and from imperfect… — Maria Montessori · Smartyfair

Every great cause is born from repeated failures and from imperfect achievements.

Maria Montessori1870–1952 · educator · 1800s-1900s ItalyMaria Montessori was one of Italy's first female physicians, and she went on to develop a new way of teaching young children that let them learn through hands-on exploration instead of just listening to lectures.5 quotes

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Big important ideas usually come after lots of tries that did not work.

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What turned up: The Montessori Method (1912) — grepped verbatim in the staged Gutenberg text (id 39863).
Work: The Montessori Method
Occasion: 1912 · Reflecting on the false starts behind her own method's development.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Project Gutenberg #39863, The Montessori Method, Anne E. George translation

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