Quotes About Emulation

And anyway, as they will say in the distant future, "Replication is the sincerest form of flattery.

We are, in truth, more than a half of what we are by imitation.

If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.

Envy is a kind of praise.

The most important single influence in the life of a person is another person ... who is worthy of emulation.

Children have more need of models than of critics.

Nothing is so infectious as example.

Each of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness.

Emulation is a noble and just passion, full of appreciation.

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

Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.

he wanted to be like Tohr. Heading out into the corridor, it was funny to have that running through his brain again, and its return kind of righted the world: Ever since he'd first met the guy, whether it was the Brother's size, or his intelligence, or the way he treated his female, or how he fought, or even the deep sound of his voice . . . John had wanted to be like Tohr. This was good. This was . . . right.

Locomotives smoked and reeled above him. His shadow followed him, it aped his walk and thoughts and very being.

No two people take on the information of being admirable and being admired in the same way.

I was the typical little sister who wanted to be just like her older brother. When I was growing up, my brother wrote phenomenal stories, so I wanted to write them, too.

I always looked up to Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo because he was for me the ideal footballer. He was at United, he had an unbelievable shot, his skills, he was fast, so the complete player. I always try to do the same things on the pitch like him.

You must become your enemy to truly understand him.

Most sorts of diversion in men children and other animals are in imitation of fighting.

Feel like Christ and you will be a Christ; feel like Buddha and you will be a Buddha. It is feeling that is the life, the strength, the vitality, without which no amount of intellectual activity can reach God. It is through the heart that the Lord is seen, and not through the intellect.

Feel like Christ and you will be a Christ; feel like Buddha and you will be a Buddha. It is feeling that is the life, the strength, the vitality, without which no amount of intellectual activity can reach God.

Some think that emulating those we admire makes us more effective and guarantees the result they exhibit. The goal is not to duplicate someone else's greatness or purpose, destiny or creativity.

I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny.

We love in others what we lack ourselves, and would be everything but what we are.

It is always better to imitate a successful man than to envy him.