Imitation Quotes

411 Imitation quotes by 304 unique authors

The characteristic of the first sort of religion is imitation. It insists on imitation: imitate Buddha, imitate Christ, imitate Mahavir, but imitate. Imitate somebody. Don`t… — Rajneesh
Each individual`s way is going to be different. Never follow anybody. That is the greatest calamity that can happen to a man. Once you start… — Rajneesh
No other virtue makes man more equal to the angels, than the imitation of their way of life. — John Cassian
The road to enlightenment is paved with authenticity, not imitation. — Alan Cohen
We stand for a use of color free from the imitation of things as colored objects. We stand for an aerial vision in which the… — Carlo Carra
Bacon first taught the world the true method of the study of nature, and rescued science from that barbarism in which the followers of Aristotle,… — Thomas Young
To be alive spiritually man must have union with God and must be conscious of it. Apart from this union his religious life will be… — Alan Watts
How many murders are committed in Gauteng, or in the Western Cape, in a month? A week? A day? An hour? But of course we… — Thabo Mbeki
Tragedy is an imitation not only of a complete action, but of events inspiring fear and pity. Such an effect is best produced when the… — Aristotle
Never hesitate to imitate another writer. Imitation is part of the creative process for anyone learning an art or a craft. Bach and Picasso didn't… — William Zinsser
Outstanding past work in photography, and in fact in all the arts, is very important to today's photographers. But it should be used for inspiration… — Alexey Brodovitch
That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should make himself an imitation, this… — Lydia M. Child
We have seen that the senses and intuitions, the various emotions and faculties, such as love, memory, attention and curiosity, imitation, reason, etc., of which… — Charles Darwin
Darwin's greatest achievement was to show that the appearance of purpose, planning, teleology (design), and intentionality in the origin and development of human and animal… — John Searle
In literature imitations do not imitate. — Mark Twain
These examples, though as unfit for the imitation, as they are repugnant to the genius of America, are notwithstanding . . . very instructive proofs… — James Madison
The ideology of this America wants to establish reassurance through Imitation. But profit defeats ideology, because the consumers want to be thrilled not only by… — Umberto Eco
You may imitate, but never counterfeit. — Honore de Balzac
Whatever is well said by another, is mine. — Seneca the Younger
The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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