Rare Moments quotes

Rare Moments

10 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Albert Camus
Albert Camus Philosopher, Writer

"The workman of today works every day in his life at the same tasks, and this fate is no less absurd. But it is tragic only at the rare moments when it becomes conscious."

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson Essayist, Philosopher, Poet

"All poets have signalized their consciousness of rare moments when they were superior to themselves, -when a light, a freedom, a power came to them which lifted them to performances far better than they could reach at other times."

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