Compare Quote by John Dryden

Imitation is a caricature. Any imitation. Find out for yourself.

— Vladimir Horowitz

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Imitation is for shirkers, like-minded-ness for the comfort lovers, unifying for the creators.

— Mary Parker Follett

We love much better those who endeavor to imitate us, than those who strive to equal us. For imitation is a sign of esteem,…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Imitation is the sincerest form of insult.

— Elbert Hubbard

It is always better to be an original than an imitation.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Fools talk of imitation and copying, all is imitation

— Thomas Gainsborough

I believe really strongly in imitation, actually: I think it's the first place you need to go to if you're going to be able…

— Eleanor Catton

Imitations only better the original.

— Sammy Davis, Jr

Imitation is the most serious form of flattery. It's also standing in a world of shadows. Be unique, be creative, you were born to…

— Tammi Post

Imitation is a necessity of human nature.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

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