The child is a body which grows, and a soul which develops. — Maria Montessori · Smartyfair

The child is a body which grows, and a soul which develops.

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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You grow on the outside and on the inside at the same time.

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What turned up: The Montessori Method (1912 English translation), Ch. V opening — located verbatim in the Project Gutenberg full text (ebook #39863), not taken on a citation's word
Work: The Montessori Method
Occasion: 1912 · N/A (educational treatise) · Montessori opening her chapter on discipline by describing children as beings who grow in body and in spirit together
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Project Gutenberg full text of The Montessori Method (1912), fetched and read directly
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