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Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a

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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Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators. – Friedrich von Schiller

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Mans natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom he loves. It is only by imitating the vices of others that I have earned my misfortunes. – Marquis De Sade

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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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