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.
Contrary to general belief, humans imitate apes more than the reverse.
When a married couple raised a 7.5 month old chimp baby like a human baby alongside their own 10 month old son they found the chimp did most everything sooner and better – even scoring on tests. They had to end the experiment though as there was one thing their son was clearly better at […]
Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbors, kindle it at home, communicate it to others and it becomes the property of us all.
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different.
There is only one kind of love, but there are one thousand imitations.
Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.
