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Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.
Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.
No man ever yet became great by imitation.
No man ever yet became great by imitation.
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.]
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
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
Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.
Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.
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.
