The second-hand artist ...

The second-hand artist blindly following his sensei or sifu accepts his pattern. As a result, his action is and , more importantly, his thinking become mechanical. His responses become automatic, according to set patterns, making him narrow and limited.
The second-hand artist blindly following his sensei or sifu accepts his pattern. As a result, his action is and , more importantly, his thinking become mechanical. His responses become automatic, according to set patterns, making him narrow and limited.

Quotes from the same author

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.
The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.
All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.