Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

Imitation is the sincerest flattery

Imitation is the sincerest flattery

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

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

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

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?

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

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

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 most serious form of flattery

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

Imitation is suicide.

Imitation is suicide.