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Nobody's fool

Life teaches us lessons we all have to learn. Ones never to spend more than you earn. Love your neighbour be honest and true. Be a friend to everyone but nobody's fool.

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David Crandall

Date: 1/22/2025 1:36:00 PM

Good lessons!

John Read
Date: 1/23/2025 7:15:00 AM

Thank you David.

Jan Allison

Date: 1/20/2025 2:23:00 PM

wise words indeed John I especially like those 2 end lines!:-) hugs Jan xx

John Read
Date: 1/21/2025 7:25:00 AM

Same here Jan, hope your keeping well God bless. xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/15/2025 1:07:00 PM

Awesome. you should do a book of all these amazing little poems you write.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/20/2025 2:22:00 PM

agreed Andrea i keep trying to encourage him to publish with Beryl Edmonds as they write such wonderful collaborations too! hugs Jan xx

John Read
Date: 1/16/2025 2:36:00 AM

Thank you Andrea for your heartwarming comments. xx

Karen Jones

Date: 1/7/2025 7:27:00 AM

Golden advice to use in life John! Great write!

John Read
Date: 1/8/2025 4:18:00 AM

Thank you Karen for your heartwarming comments. xx

Michael Tor

Date: 1/2/2025 2:23:00 PM

Great advice John, thanks for sharing my friend...

John Read
Date: 1/5/2025 6:18:00 AM

Thank you Michael my dear friend God bless.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 1/1/2025 7:56:00 PM

Can't beat your advice, John. In addition, 'neither a lender nor a borrower be.' ~ Gloucester to his bastard son Edmund, in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'

John Read
Date: 1/5/2025 6:18:00 AM

Hi Gershon, I learnt that lesson the hard way, those who I've helped disappeared.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/1/2025 3:43:00 AM

- Words to take into the new year, John - I wish you a blessed new year :) - hugs

John Read
Date: 1/1/2025 5:48:00 AM

Happy new year Anne God bless you. xx

Line Gauthier

Date: 12/31/2024 6:10:00 PM

Wise advice, John ~

John Read
Date: 1/1/2025 1:32:00 AM

Thank you Line God bless you. xx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 12/31/2024 3:56:00 PM

John, wise words to live by, nicely penned.

John Read
Date: 1/1/2025 1:31:00 AM

Thank you Tania God bless you. xx

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 12/31/2024 1:21:00 PM

Very good advice brother John, though we’re all somebody’s fool at some time in our life…Happy New Year… Sis Beryl

John Read
Date: 1/1/2025 1:31:00 AM

Hi sister Beryl, there's no greater fool than a old fool lol. xx

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 12/31/2024 10:08:00 AM

Perfect advice. John. All should follow these rules. Wishing you a Happy New Year.

John Read
Date: 12/31/2024 10:11:00 AM

Happy new year Victor God bless you.

Miranda Hawley

Date: 12/31/2024 7:51:00 AM

Those are some basic lessons we all need, but sadly not all adults have learned this small list of basics. Good job.

John Read
Date: 12/31/2024 10:03:00 AM

Hi Miranda, those are the ones we should be wary of.

Tom Woody

Date: 12/31/2024 6:19:00 AM

The golden rule and then some. Yes, its not wise to be naive. Too many sharks in the world

John Read
Date: 12/31/2024 6:26:00 AM

That's true, happy new year Tom to you and your loved ones.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/31/2024 4:37:00 AM

Good advice to live by John, happy new year to you. Tom

John Read
Date: 12/31/2024 6:25:00 AM

Happy new year Tom to you and your loved ones.