Quote by: James Smithson

It is in his knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness, the high superiority which he holds over the other animals who inhabit the earth with him, and consequently no ignorance is probably without loss to him, no error without evil.


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Author Bio


  • NameJames Smithson
  • DescriptionBritish chemist
  • Born1765
  • DiedJune 27, 1829
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionChemist; Mineralogist
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society