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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.] 
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
Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.
Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.
Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.
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
Imitation is the sincerest flattery
Imitation is the sincerest flattery