“A man’s best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet.”
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton (1809–1885) British politician and poet
The Men of Old.
“If you will lie about the little things, before long you’ll lie about bigger things.”
Source: Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
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