Imitation

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To do just the opposite is also a form of imitation
It is by imitation, far more than by precept, that we learn everything; and what we learn thus, we acquire not only more effectually, but more pleasantly
Imitation is the sincerest flattery
Emulation admires and strives to imitate great actions; envy is only moved to malice
Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul
Insist on yourself; never imitate
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