Quotes About Emulation

Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

I didn't find it that hard to channel the animalistic side of 'The Woman', I studied animals like apes and wolves, and researched how to throw off my feminine ways and just went out into the woods for a few days to learn how my body would feel if I had to do what she had to do.

When I was in high school, there's no doubt I was trying to swing like Tiger Woods when he first came on tour.

It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words.

I'm not a big believer in trying to jam stuff down somebody's throat: 'You're going to do it my way.' I'd rather show by example and live my life and have people say, 'You know what, I want to live like Joel has. He's got peace and joy, and he seems content.'

Sometimes I get jealous when I'm reading a great book by a younger writer. But 'White Tiger' is so good, I almost forgot to hate Aravind Adiga.

imitari quam invidere bonis malebant.

Like all children, you would have loved and admired her. You would have named your favorite doll after her....And then you would have poked out the doll's eyes.

El termómetro del éxito es simplemente la envidia de los descontentos.

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.

Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted by minute emulation and laborious trifles.

To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.

For the first time, you can actually see the losers turn green

You become what you focus on and like the people you spend time with.

I've always believed the best way to get a result, the fastest way, is to find someone who has already accomplished what you're after, and model his or her behavior.

Who could behold his greatness without envy?

In the haste to imitate an idol, in the race to become someone else, we forget the most important lesson.How to be ourselves.

Let us make an endeavour to live life in such a way that it becomes an example in itself which others can follow

Growing up I often wondered how the world would be today if, since the beginning of human life, every person acted as I did.

Do not think of your faults, still less of other's faults look for what is good and strong, and try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes.

Never aspire to be or become anyone right here or out there. Listen up, it is okay to appreciate someone who is doing good. But, you should not aspire to be like him or her. Yes! just aspire to be a role model to others. -Emeasoba George

The only life that is ever worthy of emulation/celebration is a life that is being lived or that was lived for others i.e. a charitable/selfless/loveful/impactful life. Now, have you been living for others? I've been living & I'm still living for others . That's why, I've been & I'm still motivating/inspiring you/the world/the posterity ahead.