“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.” MenEarthHappinessEvilFoundLossAnimalGreatnessIgnoranceErrorsSuperiority Book:The Scientific Writings of James Smithson Source: The Scientific Writings of James Smithson