Famous quote by James Smithson

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"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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This quote is written / told by James Smithson. He/she was a famous Scientist from United Kingdom. The author also have 1 other quotes.

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