I used to make original snowmen, but it was time consuming, hard work. So I said, heck, this is crazy! Now I crank out crude imitations of what's already popular! It takes no time or thought, and most people don't care about the difference, anyway! And what good is originality if you can't crank it out?
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No man ever yet became great by imitation.
No man ever yet became great by imitation.
Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.
Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.
Imitation is the most serious form of flattery
Imitation is the most serious form of flattery
Imitation is the sincerest form of television.
Imitation is the sincerest form of television.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
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.
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
[Fr., C'est un betail servile et sot a mon read more
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
[Fr., C'est un betail servile et sot a mon avis
Que les imitateurs.]
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.]
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
