Keep thou an open door between thy child's life and thine own. Maud Lindsay More Quotes by Maud Lindsay More Quotes From Maud Lindsay You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Maud Lindsay santatownswatches Merrily, merrily, listen to me, Flitting and flying from tree to tree. Nothing fear I, by land or sea, For God in Heaven is watching me. Maud Lindsay landseatree One day the wind blew through the town, and oh, how merry it was! It whistled down the chimneys, and scampered round the corners, and sang in the tree tops. "Come and dance, come and dance, come and dance with me," that is what it seemed to say. Maud Lindsay one-daytreewind Nobody follows me where I go, Over the mountains or valleys below; Nobody sees where the wild winds blow, Only the Father in Heaven can know. Maud Lindsay blowwindfather Love is a bridge that links us heart to heart Mother and child can never live apart. Maud Lindsay motherheartchildren There's love, sweet love, for one and all-- For love is best for great and small. Maud Lindsay sweet-lovelove-issweet Wherever I fly from my own dear nest, I always come back, for home is the best. Maud Lindsay dearnestshome All the world is happy when Santa Claus comes. Maud Lindsay santa-claussantaworld We each have a story to tell, I know; so let each one take his turn. Maud Lindsay turnsstoriesknows Greatness is not always largeness. Maud Lindsay greatness Wisdom comes with all we see, God writes His lessons in each flower, And ev'ry singing bird or bee Can teach us something of His power. Maud Lindsay flowerwritingbird The humblest workman has his place, Which no one else can fill. Maud Lindsay workmenwork Children delight in folk-tale and fairy lore, but the very little child loves best the story which mirrors the familiar. And it is for him, and for the mother who is striving in this age of profusion to guard the innate simplicity of her child's nature, that I have written my little stories. Maud Lindsay motherlove-ischildren Let the child feel Christ is near him; By your faith will grow his own; Death nor danger will affright him If he never feels alone. Maud Lindsay dangerchildrenchrist Tis the mind must guide the hand. Maud Lindsay guidesmindhands Strength and skill are happy comrades. Maud Lindsay comradeskills Oh! like a wreath, let Christmas mirth To-day encircle all the earth, And bind the nations with the love That Jesus brought from heaven above. Maud Lindsay wreathsheavenjesus Once upon a time there was a saucer pie. A saucer pie is one that is baked in a saucer instead of a pan; and if you have never seen one, I hope you will before you are a hundred years old. Maud Lindsay pieonce-upon-a-timeyears
