Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
You may imitate, but never counterfeit.
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
Senses empower limitations, senses expand vision within borders, senses promote understanding through pleasure.
And I couldn't make fun of her for that dream. It was my dream, too. And Indian boys weren't supposed to dream like that. And white girls from small towns weren't supposed to dream big, either.We were supposed to be happy with our limitations. But there was no way Penelope and I were going to sit still. Nope, we both wanted to fly:
You crave winning and fear losing instead of just doing. To succeed you must remove your self-imposed limitations.
There are genuine mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking. Wisdom is fortified, not destroyed, by understanding its limitations. Ignorance does not make a fool as surely as self-deception.
Imitation is suicide
Men nearly always follow the tracks made by others and proceed in their affairs by imitation, even though they cannot entirely keep to the tracks of others or emulate the prowess of their models. So a prudent man should always follow in the footsteps of great men and imitate those who have been outstanding. If his own prowess fails to compare with theirs, at least it has an air of greatness about it. He should behave like those archers who, if they are skilful, when the target seems too distant, know the capabilities of their bow and aim a good deal higher than their objective, not in order to shoot so high but so that by aiming high they can reach the target.
To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.
Whatever is well said by another, is mine.
Every man is born an original, but sadly, most men die copies.
When we see someone or something as imperfect, it is a reflection of our limitations, not theirs.
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite.
Imitation belittles.
To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.
When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.
He who never walks except where he sees other men's tracks will make no discoveries.
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