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.

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.]

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.]

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

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

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