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title: "2 Dwarfs Quotes By Bernard of Chartres"
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> [We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-of-chartres/we-are-like-dwarfs-on-the-shoulders-of-giants-so-that-we-can-see-more/)

Bernard of Chartres

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> [ We are like dwarfs \[the moderns\] sitting on the shoulders of giants \[the ancients\]. Our glance can thus take in more things and reach farther than theirs. It is not because our sight is sharper nor our height greater than… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-of-chartres/we-are-like-dwarfs-the-moderns-sitting-on-the-shoulders-of-giants-the/)

Bernard of Chartres

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## Other authors on Dwarfs

## More by Bernard of Chartres

> [We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-of-chartres/we-are-like-dwarfs-on-the-shoulders-of-giants-so-that-we-can-see-more/)

Bernard of Chartres

> [ We \[the Moderns\] are like dwarves perched on the shoulders of giants \[the Ancients\], and thus we are able to see more and farther… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-of-chartres/we-the-moderns-are-like-dwarves-perched-on-the-shoulders-of-giants/)

Bernard of Chartres

> [ We are like dwarfs \[the moderns\] sitting on the shoulders of giants \[the ancients\]. Our glance can thus take in more things and reach… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-of-chartres/we-are-like-dwarfs-the-moderns-sitting-on-the-shoulders-of-giants-the/)

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