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Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.
Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.
Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.
Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
[Fr., C'est un betail servile et sot a mon read more
Imitators are a slavish herd and fools in my opinion.
[Fr., C'est un betail servile et sot a mon avis
Que les imitateurs.]
He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that
is set; on the contrary, he who read more
He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that
is set; on the contrary, he who imitates what is good always
falls short.
[It., L'imitazione del male supera sempre l'esempio; comme per il
contrario, l'imitazione del bene e sempre inferiore.]
One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes read more
One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
No man ever yet became great by imitation.
No man ever yet became great by imitation.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
