When the original is well chosen and judiciously copied, the imitator often arrives at excellence which he could never have attained without direction; for few are formed with abilities to discover new possibilities of excellence, and to distinguish themselves by means never tried before.


The Rambler: In Four Volumes (ed. 1761)

Samuel Johnson Quotes

When the original is well chosen and judiciously copied, the imitator often arrives at excellence which he could never have attained without...

When the original is well chosen and judiciously copied, the imitator often arrives at excellence which he could never have attained without...

When the original is well chosen and judiciously copied, the imitator often arrives at excellence which he could never have attained without...

When the original is well chosen and judiciously copied, the imitator often arrives at excellence which he could never have attained without...