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Quotable quotes from Albert Einstein, Maria Montessori, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and others

Image of To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself

To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself

Maria Montessori

Image of There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children

Nelson Mandela

Image of Children must be taught how to think, not what to think

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think

Margaret Mead

Image of The more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves

The more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves

Roald Dahl

Image of Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.

Maria Montessori

Image of Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.

Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.

Lady Bird Johnson

Image of One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

Maria Montessori

Image of Children are not things to be moulded, but are people to be unfolded.

Children are not things to be moulded, but are people to be unfolded.

Jess Lair

Image of Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.

Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.

Anonymous

Image of Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.

James Baldwin

Image of Children are like wet cement whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Children are like wet cement whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Haim Ginott

Image of Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

Robert Fulghum

Image of Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

Helen Hayes

Image of It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.

It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.

L.R.Knost

Image of Children's emotions are as real as yours. Just because they might get sad over the colour of their cup, does not make their feelings any less real.

Children's emotions are as real as yours. Just because they might get sad over the colour of their cup, does not make their feelings any less real.

Rebekah Lipp

Image of Treat a child as though he already is the person he's capable of becoming.

Treat a child as though he already is the person he's capable of becoming.

Haim Ginott

Image of If You want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.

If You want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.

Albert Einstein

Image of When I say to a parent, 'read to a child', I don't want it to sound like medicine. I want it to sound like a chocolate.

When I say to a parent, 'read to a child', I don't want it to sound like medicine. I want it to sound like a chocolate.

Mem Fox

Image of Today our children are our reflection. Tomorrow they will be our shadows.

Today our children are our reflection. Tomorrow they will be our shadows.

Maralee Mckee

Image of To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you have be in their lives today.

To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you have be in their lives today.

Barbara Johnson

Image of There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.

There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.

Mahatma Gandhi

Image of If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibilities on their shoulders.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibilities on their shoulders.

Abigail Van Buren

Image of If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.

If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.

Norman Douglas

Image of Don't just teach your children to read... Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.

Don't just teach your children to read... Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.

George Carlin

Image of Listening is where love begins.

Listening is where love begins.

Mr.Rogers

Image of Teaching kids how to feed themselves and how to live in a community responsibly is the center of an education.

Teaching kids how to feed themselves and how to live in a community responsibly is the center of an education.

Alice Waters

Image of If you have never been hated by your child you have never been a parent.

If you have never been hated by your child you have never been a parent.

Bette Davis

Image of Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.

Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.

Charles F Kettering

Image of A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.

A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.

George Santayana

Image of Questions are more important than answers... If I were a fairy grandmother, my gift to every child would be curiosity.

Questions are more important than answers... If I were a fairy grandmother, my gift to every child would be curiosity.

Jeanne Bendick

Image of Kids need time to be bored; That is how creativity is born.

Kids need time to be bored; That is how creativity is born.

Melanie jean Juneau

Image of The way kids learn to make good decisions is by making decisions, not by following directions.

The way kids learn to make good decisions is by making decisions, not by following directions.

Maria Montessori

Image of The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.

The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.

Maria Montessori