Quotes about Imitation
No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's fall No rose has been original.
— Thomas Bailey Aldrich
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
— Publilius Syrus
I consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature
— Coco Chanel
Art, as far as it is able, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.
— Dante Alighieri
In part, art completes what nature cannot elaborate; and in part it imitates nature.
— Aristotle
Why should I copy this owl, this sea urchin? Why should I try to imitate nature? I might just as well try to trace a perfect circle.
— Pablo Picasso
Jesus is to God as we must be to Jesus.
— William Barclay
Only God creates. The rest of us just copy.
— Michelangelo
The devil is God's ape!
— Martin Luther
The Christian should take nothing short of Christ for his model.
— Charles Spurgeon
Satan can imitate God, but he cannot duplicate Him - God is the only One who can deliver us from our pain and suffering.
— David Jeremiah
Whatever and whenever God blesses, Satan curses. What God creates, Satan counterfeits.
— Sam Storms