The pluses and minuses of imitation
Harvey Mackay
A man had a plate he valued very much. One day, it fell and cracked down the middle. He ordered six more made, and to ensure the exact pattern, he sent his broken plate to copy. When he received the finished product months later, he was astonished to find the crafter had so faithfully followed his copy that each new plate had a crack right down the middle.
If we imitate even the best of people, we are bound to follow some of their imperfections.
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