We are what we are; we gain nothing by copying others.
Imitation Quotes
Don’t expect anything original from an echo.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
One dog barks at something, and a hundred bark at the sound.
Every man is a borrower and a mimic; life is theatrical and literature a quotation.
The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.
Any style formed in imitation of some model must be affected and straight-laced.
Insist on yourself; never imitate.
To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation.
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
