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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble. – Samuel Johnson

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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair. – Samuel Johnson

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An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. – Jean Cocteau

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Man is an idiot. He doesnt know how to do anything without copying, without imitating, without plagiarizing, without aping. It might even have been that man invented generation by coitus after seeing the grasshopper copulate. – Augusto Roa Bastos

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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it. – Francesco Guicciardini

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Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done. – James Fenton

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