“ To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite. ”
- Georg C. Lichtenberg- Copy
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“ It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. ”
- Herman Melville- Copy
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“ JOSS-STICKS, n. Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
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“ Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done. ”
- James Fenton- Copy
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“ In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy. ”
- Marcus Tullius Cicero- Copy
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“ The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals. ”
- Francois De La Rochefoucauld- Copy
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“ There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand imitations. ”
- Francois De La Rochefoucauld- Copy
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“ To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship. ”
- Wendell Phillips- Copy
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“ There is no original or primary gender a drag imitates, but gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original. ”
- Judith Butler- Copy
- 417
“ We are in truth, more than half what we are by imitation. The great point is to choose good models and to study them with care. ”
- Lord Chesterfield- Copy
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“ He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set; on the contrary, he who imitates what is good always falls short. ”
- Francesco Guicciardini- Copy
- 2.4K
“ When a thing has been said, and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. ”
- Anatole France- Copy
- 2.1K
“ The original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate. ”
- Chateaubriand- Copy
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“ Man, as he is, is not a genuine article. He is an imitation of something, and a very bad imitation. ”
- Peter Demianovich Ouspensky- Copy
- 2.2K
“ Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. ”
- Carl Jung- Copy
- 800
“ I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top. ”
- Frank Moore Colby- Copy
- 1.7K
“ One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it. ”
- Francesco Guicciardini- Copy
- 3.8K
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