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.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.
In literature imitations do not imitate.
We are imitating someone even when planting cabbages.
The imitator treads a beaten walk, and with all his diligence can only find a few flowers or branches untouched by his predecessor, the refuse of contempt, or the omissions of negligence.
With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives proper.
