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    He who studies to imitate the poet Pindar, O Julius, relies on
    artificial wings fastened on with wax, and is sure to give his
    name to a glassy sea.
    [Lat., Pindarum quisquis studet aemulari,
    Iule ceratis ope Daedalea
    Nititur pennis, vitreo daturus
    Nomina ponto.]

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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.]

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Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Imitation Quotes,
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Imitation is the sincerest flattery

Imitation is the sincerest flattery

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

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

by Salvador Dali Found in: Imitation Quotes,
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Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Imitation Quotes,
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Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.

Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.

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Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

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Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

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Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

by Proverb Found in: Imitation Quotes,
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