Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

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.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Imitation is suicide

Imitation is suicide

We are all easily taught to imitate what is base and depraved.
[Lat., Dociles imitandis
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We are all easily taught to imitate what is base and depraved.
[Lat., Dociles imitandis
Turpibus ac pravis omnes sumus.]

An imitative creature is man; whoever is foremost, leads the
herd.
[Ger., Der Mensch ist ein nachahmendes Geschopf.
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An imitative creature is man; whoever is foremost, leads the
herd.
[Ger., Der Mensch ist ein nachahmendes Geschopf.
Und wer Vorderste ist, fuhrt die Heerde.]

I used to make original snowmen, but it was time consuming, hard work. So I said, heck, this is crazy! read more

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?

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery