All art is but imitation of nature.

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.

— Mason Cooley

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Of what use were the arts if they were only the reproduction and the imitation of life?

— Alfred de Vigny

Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength.

— Eric Hoffer

To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship.

— Wendell Phillips

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

— Marcus Aurelius