“ The most praiseworthy form of painting is one that most resembles what it imitates. ”
- Leonardo da Vinci- Copy
- 2.4K
“ 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
- 953
“ All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates life. ”
- Oscar Wilde- Copy
- 523
“ We are never so ridiculous by the qualities we have, as by those we affect to have. ”
- Francois De La Rochefoucauld- Copy
- 619
“ She had caprices of a marvelous unexpectedness, and how is any one to imitate a caprice? ”
- Stendhal- Copy
- 3.3K
“ It is impossible to imitate Voltaire without being Voltaire. ”
- Frederick The Great- Copy
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“ Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. ”
- James Baldwin- Copy
- 243
“ I may not be a great actress but I've become the greatest at screen orgasms. Ten seconds of heavy breathing, roll your head from side to side, simulate a slight asthma attack and die a little. ”
- Candice Bergen- Copy
- 2K
“ 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
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“ It is a medium that can dynamically simulate the details of any other medium, including media that cannot exist physically. It is not a tool, although it can act like many tools. ”
- Alan Kay- Copy
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“ Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically — while simulating a triumphant march forward — than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament? ”
- Alexander Herzen- Copy
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“ There is no disguise which can for long conceal love where it exists or simulate it where it does not. ”
- Francois De La Rochefoucauld- Copy
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