Quotes about Imitate
But one clear difference was that he had acquired almost no formal sort of social discipline—he could not even attempt to imitate decorum. He could not really converse, for instance, not in the sense of sharing information, or of a balanced back-and-forth conversation. He neither particularly listened to what was said to him, nor particularly considered what he said in response (one reason he was so repetitive).
- Michael Wolff
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.
- Deuteronomy 18:9
They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.
- 2 Kings 17:15
So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior.
- Ezekiel 23:48
Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
- 1 Corinthians 4:16
You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 11:1
Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:9
Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
- Hebrews 13:7
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
- 3 John 1:11
Mustering their rage, and Heaven resembles Hell! As he our darkness, cannot we his light Imitate when we please?
- John Milton
we have more faith in what we imitate than in what we originate. We cannot derive a sense of absolute certitude from anything which has its roots in us. The most poignant sense of insecurity comes from standing alone and we are not alone when we imitate. It is thus with most of us; we are what other people say we are. We know ourselves chiefly by hearsay.
- Bruce Lee
That hiccup is best cured by drinking out of the opposite rime of a glass. You can imitate a glass with your hand. Liquid is not a necessary part of the cure.
- Graham Greene