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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

With multiple titles and trophies won under her leadership, Harmanpreet leaves behind a formidable legacy for her successor, Smriti Mandhana, to emulate.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Horton showed up to his audition and instinctively tried to emulate Tanter’s signature baritone voice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

Since Boys 'n the Hood is a realistic portrayal of their environment, I thought making a movie would give them the opportunity to emulate John Singleton.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

SafeMind has two models: Red Tempest, which is an “offensive” model that emulates AI adversaries, and Blue Solano, which is a “defensive” model designed to fix identified issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

In doing so, he emulates his friend Claressa Shields, who was ringside and remains female boxing's trailblazer with undisputed crowns in three divisions.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025

“I think that the craftsmanship is one of the reasons that the humor works so well and I think the best parody is material that emulates the original source as closely as possible,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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

He knows Vincent admires and emulates those two.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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

Using an emulated target trial approach, which relies on existing healthcare data rather than traditional clinical trials, the researchers were able to assess outcomes more quickly and efficiently.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026

From there, section by section, the exhibition groups her artworks with those who claimed or emulated her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Boys everywhere called themselves Ali, and emulated his “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee” routines.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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

Pitbull fans are known for emulating the star's bald appearance at his gigs.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

“Now a lot of people want self-expression out of drag. They want to portray their own artistic talent through drag, rather than just emulating someone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

He breezed along beautifully, even emulating certain characteristic mispronunciations of General Dreedle’s, and he was not the least bit intimidated by General Peckem’s new colonel until he suddenly recalled that General Peckem detested General Dreedle.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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