Life is short, but wisdom is eternal.
"Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad."
You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die.
Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.