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The Philosophers Of The Past Shared Their Wisdom Through Their Deep Quotes

The times may be different but the struggles remain

Gerald Washington
3 min readApr 8, 2023
Photo by Giammarco Boscaro on Unsplash

A few weeks ago, I listened to an interesting video title on Youtube while I was at work. The title of the video is ‘’Ancient Philosophers Life Lessons People Wished They Knew Sooner’’.

Before that day, I had never listened to one of these videos on Youtube. After contemplating for a few seconds, I figured I give the video a shot and see what these philosophers of the past had to say.

And I’m glad I did because every quote I heard from these long-gone philosophers was on point and can resonate with human beings (and animals) living in 2023.

I haven’t heard the whole video (yet), but I got enough wisdom to keep me full until I need more to navigate through the complex challenges of life. Some of the quotes are lessons I learned throughout my life so far. Others had me go into deep thought and marvel at the wisdom of these philosophers.

It made me realize how alike…

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Gerald Washington
Gerald Washington

Written by Gerald Washington

Just a curious writer/blogger trying to navigate a complex world. Sharing my words helps a lot with that.

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