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title: "A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet. — Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton Houghton Quote #3 | QuotesBy.net"
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> # A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet.

[Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton Houghton](https://quotesby.net/Richard-Monckton-Milnes,-1st-Baron-Houghton-Houghton)\#3

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## About this quote

What does it mean?The most valuable possessions or qualities are often right around us.In plain termsOur best things are right near us.What can you take from it?Look close to home for what matters most.

### Where it applies

- daily life
- reflection
- minimalism

### Putting it to work

- gratitude practice
- decluttering

### Questions to consider

- What do you overlook nearby?

### Another view

Sometimes distant goals hold more value.

## More from Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton Houghton

1. > Great thoughts, great feelings came to them, Like instincts, unawares.

[Permalink to quote \#2](https://quotesby.net/Richard-Monckton-Milnes,-1st-Baron-Houghton-Houghton/2/ "Permalink to quote 2")
2. > I wandered by the brookside, I wandered by the mill; I could not hear the brook flow, The noisy wheel was still.

[Permalink to quote \#4](https://quotesby.net/Richard-Monckton-Milnes,-1st-Baron-Houghton-Houghton/4/ "Permalink to quote 4")
3. > But on and up, where Nature's heart Beats strong amid the hills.

[Permalink to quote \#1](https://quotesby.net/Richard-Monckton-Milnes,-1st-Baron-Houghton-Houghton/1/ "Permalink to quote 1")

## Related quotes

1. > \[T\]hose who do not love \[life\] are unworthy of it.

[Giacomo Casanova](https://quotesby.net/Giacomo-Casanova)[Giacomo Casanova quote \#29](https://quotesby.net/Giacomo-Casanova/29/ "Permalink to quote 29")
2. > This is where I came from, and I thank a merciful God that I am able to return.

[Douglas MacArthur](https://quotesby.net/Douglas-MacArthur)[Douglas MacArthur quote \#32](https://quotesby.net/Douglas-MacArthur/32/ "Permalink to quote 32")
3. > Meistens belehrt uns erst der Verlust uber den Wert der Dinge.

[Arthur Schopenhauer](https://quotesby.net/Arthur-Schopenhauer)[Arthur Schopenhauer quote \#34](https://quotesby.net/Arthur-Schopenhauer/34/ "Permalink to quote 34")

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