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Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Imitation is the sincerest flattery
Imitation is the sincerest flattery
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.]
Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.
Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.
Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that
life imitates art far more than art read more
Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that
life imitates art far more than art imitates life.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
Imitation is the most serious form of flattery
Imitation is the most serious form of flattery
