Maria Montessori Quotes

We are all human beings with our own little knick-knacks and ways of doing things.

That each from other differs, first confess; next that he varies from himself no less.

It is easier to know men in general, than men in particular.

It's interesting to see how we are all uniquely different.

In differentiation, not uniformity, lies the path of progress.

Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that carry them far apart.

Is uniformity of opinion desirable? No more than of face and stature.

History is the zoology of the human race.

No one enjoys being equal.

Each and every Dutchman has his own manner of thinking, his own manners and habits, usage and speech.

I am instinctively wary of identity politics. Ultimately, no two black men are the same, any more than two white men are the same.

Every human being is different.

In so complex a thing as human nature, we must consider it is hard to find rules without exception.

Existence loves laughter. You may have observed, or not, that man is the only animal in the whole of existence who is capable of laughing. Laughter is the only distinguishing mark that you are not a buffalo, you are not a donkey; you are a human being. Laughter defines your humanity and your evolution. And the greatest laugh is at your own ridiculous things.

You don't have to be disabled to be different, because everybody's different.

All feete tread not in one shoe.

All men are born equal, but some of them outgrow it.

Just another proof, of course, of what I often say - it takes all sorts to make a world.

Everybody's born to be different, that's the one thing that makes us the same.

There is no such thing as a weird human being, It's just that some people require more understanding than others.

Fun has no limits. It is like the human race and face; there is a family likeness among all the species, but they all differ.

All men [are] of one metal, but not in one mold.

You have to be able to differentiate between the different areas of life. It shows that we're all separate people, we're all different, but we're all the same.

Freedom within any kind of social structure - the whole issue of exactly what the human animal is - is an ongoing preoccupation of mine. And I certainly don't think I've come to the end of that exploration, and with any luck, I never will. But I'm very curious about exactly what kind of beast we are. We're so complicated.

There is a variety in tempers of good men.