James Smithson Professions : Chemist Born : June 5, 1765 Died : June 27, 1829 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by James Smithson The particle and the planet are subject to the same laws and what is learned of one will be known of the other. James Smithson particles planets law 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. James Smithson ignorance loss happiness Every man is a valuable member of society, who, by his observations, researches, and experiments, procures knowledge for men. James Smithson members research men It is in knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness. James Smithson greatness found men Similar Authors Auguste Laurent chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann chemist August Kekule chemist Ascanio Sobrero chemist Antoine Lavoisier chemist Antoine Bechamp chemist All Authors
