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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

Posted by ESC on July 23, 2011 at 11:29

In Reply to: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery posted by Claude Taylor Moore on July 19, 2011 at 12:52:

: What is the origin of 'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery'?

Imitation is the sincerest flattery. Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832). From "Lacon," (1820-22) Vol. 1, No. 183. According to Bartlett's.

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