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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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There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible. – Samuel Johnson

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There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money. – Samuel Johnson

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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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To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth. – Baltasar Gracian

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Artistic genius is an expansion of monkey imitativeness. – W. Winwood Reade

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The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

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