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To imitate is akin to moving and tiring oneself in a railway carriage: we imagine accomplishing much, yet we do nothing more than follow the impulse of the engine

— Manuel González Prada Conference at the Lima Athenaeum (1886)

Imitar equivale a moverse i fatigarse en el wagón de un ferrocarril: nos imajinamos realizar mucho i no hacemos más que seguir el impulso del motor.

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