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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 is suicide

Imitation is suicide

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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Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery

by Proverb Found in: Imitation Quotes,
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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.

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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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Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

Imitation is the sincerest form of television.

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We are all easily taught to imitate what is base and depraved.
[Lat., Dociles imitandis
Turpibus ac read more

We are all easily taught to imitate what is base and depraved.
[Lat., Dociles imitandis
Turpibus ac pravis omnes sumus.]

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Imitation is the sincerest flattery

Imitation is the sincerest flattery

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