Great men Quote by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

No man was ever great by imitation.

— Samuel Johnson

The original writer is not he who does not imitate others, but he who can be imitated by none

— Anonymous

The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.

— François-René de Chateaubriand

“He who has never imitated anyone is known as one with intelligence.”

— Dada Bhagwan

No one ever became great by imitation.

— Samuel Johnson

Me--often imitated, but never duplicated

— Hussein Nishah

In literature imitations do not imitate.

— Mark Twain

An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.

— François-René de Chateaubriand

Often imitated, never duplicated.

— Anonymous

Thing is - I'm easily imitated, never duplicated.

— Naseem Hamed

Imitation is not inspiration, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art. The least of man's original emanation is better than…

— Albert Pinkham Ryder

All great men are partially inspired.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero