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Imitation is the sincerest form of television.
Imitation is the sincerest form of television.
Imitation is the sincerest flattery.
Imitation is the sincerest 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.]
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.
Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process
Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process
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
He who studies to imitate the poet Pindar, O Julius, relies on
artificial wings fastened on with wax, and read more
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.]
