You May Also Like / View all maxioms
To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship
To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship
No man ever yet became great by imitation.
No man ever yet became great by imitation.
I would advise him who wishes to imitate well, to look closely
into life and manners, and thereby to read more
I would advise him who wishes to imitate well, to look closely
into life and manners, and thereby to learn to express them with
truth.
[Lat., Respicere exemplar vitae morumque jubebo
Doctum imitatorem, et veras hinc ducere voces.]
Imitation is the sincerest flattery.
Imitation is the sincerest flattery.
Imitation is the most serious form of flattery
Imitation is the most serious form of flattery
Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process
Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process
One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes read more
One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
