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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.]
Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.
Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.
Imitation is the sincerest flattery
Imitation is the sincerest flattery
Imitation is the most serious form of flattery
Imitation is the most serious form of flattery
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.
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.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
