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Which philosoper is credited with saying, "When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him"?

emulate

[em-yuh-layt, em-yuh-lit] / ΛˆΙ›m jΙ™ΛŒleΙͺt, ΛˆΙ›m jΙ™ lΙͺt /


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It was the Crunchwrap texture that Vo most wanted to emulate in one of his restaurant’s grilled-cheese sandwiches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Other shopping centres are trying to emulate and create what we've got."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

All of us were extras, and I feel like people saw us in the films and started to emulate us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

One way to emulate highly successful people is to start in a tactile sector, like construction or auto repair, that gives you hands-on experience.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

My intent is not to honor these passages as if I were bestowing a prize, nor to hold them up as models for you to emulate.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

“You could feel the characters being designed in a way that emulates real-life experiences,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025

James’ figure, one inch taller than the typical Ken doll, emulates the Lakers forward’s fashion sense with a blue varsity jacket patched with his initials, “LJ,” and his signature 23 jersey number.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025

Artificial photosynthesis, which emulates this natural process of photosynthesis, uses sunlight to produce valuable resources, such as hydrogen, and it has garnered attention as a sustainable energy solution.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024

The panel will have a broad remit to examine working practices as well as standards, and emulates a similar committee set up by Tony Blair's Labour government in the wake of its 1997 election win.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024

In addition, he is continually amazed by how much Maxine emulates her parents, how much she respects their tastes and their ways.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

He plays in a certain style, and it can’t be emulated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck examine Greenspan’s legacy and the way it’s being emulated by the Fed’s current chair, Kevin Warsh.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

Wessel Nijman emulated fellow Dutchman Michael van Gerwen as he continued his superb form in the Players Championship with victory in the 14th tournament of the year.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Gallatin emulated Washington’s vision of the road as a means of bolstering commerce and fostering national unity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

His talented roommate was obviously a person to be studied and emulated.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Meanwhile, the price of lab-grown diamonds — or diamonds made by emulating the earth’s natural heat and pressure conditions — has fallen, as technological advances and production expansion lead to oversupply.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Just like Kerr was when the Games came to Glasgow in 2014, with dreams of emulating those he saw race at Hampden.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

But issues arose when emulating the blue and brown colors, which both require large amounts of Blue No. 1.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

In his studied inscrutability Warsh was emulating his role model and the man who came to personify what it means to be a central banker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

I wore it everywhere, emulating in my own way my father's prewar flair for style.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson


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