Imitation is the sincerest flattery.

Imitation is the sincerest flattery.

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

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

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.]

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

An imitative creature is man; whoever is foremost, leads the
herd.
[Ger., Der Mensch ist ein nachahmendes Geschopf.
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An imitative creature is man; whoever is foremost, leads the
herd.
[Ger., Der Mensch ist ein nachahmendes Geschopf.
Und wer Vorderste ist, fuhrt die Heerde.]

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Imitation is suicide.

Imitation is suicide.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.