a man only knows what he's experienced Autor: Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Quote More from Ralph Waldo Emerson “Envy is ignorance, Imitation is Suicide.” “Power ceases in the instant of repose; it resides in the moment of transition f…” “For nonconformity the world will whip you with its displeasure.” “The way to write is to throw your body at the mark when your arrows are spent.”