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Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

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Imitation is suicide.

Imitation is suicide.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Imitation Quotes,
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Imitation is the sincerest flattery.

Imitation is the sincerest flattery.

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Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Imitation Quotes,
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He who studies to imitate the poet Pindar, O Julius, relies on
artificial wings fastened on with wax, and read more

He who studies to imitate the poet Pindar, O Julius, relies on
artificial wings fastened on with wax, and is sure to give his
name to a glassy sea.
[Lat., Pindarum quisquis studet aemulari,
Iule ceratis ope Daedalea
Nititur pennis, vitreo daturus
Nomina ponto.]

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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

by Wendell Phillips Found in: Imitation Quotes,
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I would advise him who wishes to imitate well, to look closely
into life and manners, and thereby to read more

I would advise him who wishes to imitate well, to look closely
into life and manners, and thereby to learn to express them with
truth.
[Lat., Respicere exemplar vitae morumque jubebo
Doctum imitatorem, et veras hinc ducere voces.]

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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.

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Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

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