Maria Montessori Quotes

I think almost everything in life is life-experience, personality-driven.

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.

A talent can be cultivated in tranquility; a character only in the rushing stream of life.

The real preparation for education is a study of one's self. The training of the teacher...is something far more than a learning of ideas. It includes the training of character; it is a preparation of the spirit.

There are defining moments in one's life when you learn about yourself, and you deposit that knowledge in the experience account, so you can draw on it at some later date.

Every time I've built character, I've regretted it.

Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

I've grown so much, not just as an actor, but as a human being.

Life isn't about algebra and geometry. Learning by making mistakes and not duplicating them is what life is about.

Life experience is what defines our character, even if it means getting your heart broken or being lied to. You know, you need the downs to appreciate the ups. Going on the adventure or taking that risk is important.

Everything that I've done has made me who I am today. You know, it's cliche, but it's true.

It was not until my 20s that I began to creep toward maturity.

I learned so much about life and other human beings - then about myself.

Education must not simply teach work - it must teach Life.

'While You Were Sleeping' was actually a special opportunity for me to grow up a lot.

I feel like I've been able to grow personally because of playing SpongeBob.

Hargrave made me mature. It made me grow up, and I needed that.

Every day I learn something new, and, you know, you go through life's experiences, and if you can bring every experience at some point somewhere in every drama or every story that you have to portray, you will come across an emotion or a feeling you have had some point in your life.

Experience converts us to ourselves when books fail us.

It is the University's function to turn out well-balanced persons with an understanding of themselves and of their place in life.

The shape of your character is the shape of your future.

Our life evokes our character and you find out more about yourself as you go on.

It ain't the roads we take; it's what's inside of us that makes us turn out the way we do.

Thoughts lead to acts, acts lead to habits, habits lead to character - and our character will determine our eternal destiny.