• One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.

  Francesco Guicciardini
  Italian politician, soldier and historian 1483-1540
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1. imitates
2. always
3. beyond
4. model
5. while
6. comes

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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it. by : Francesco Guicciardini

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