Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.

Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.

Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process

Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process

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

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

Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

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.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

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.]