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    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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Imitation is the sincerest flattery

Imitation is the sincerest flattery

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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.

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Imitation is the sincerest flattery.

Imitation is the sincerest flattery.

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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?

by Bill Watterson Found in: Imitation Quotes,
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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.]

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Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

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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.

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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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