The only way for us to become great lies in the imitation of the Greeks
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The phrase "The only way for us to become great lies in the imitation of the Greeks" by German art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann, cited in "Thoughts on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture" became the slogan of Neoclassicism. It defends imitation over originality.
German original
"Der einzige Weg für uns, groß, ja, wenn es möglich ist, unnachahmlich zu werden, ist die Nachahmung der Alten"
- "The only way for us to become great or, if this be possible, inimitable, is to imitate the ancients"
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