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… — Bernard of Chartres Copy Share Image
We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they. — Bernard of Chartres Copy Share Image
We [the Moderns] are like dwarves perched on the shoulders of giants [the Ancients], and thus we are able to see more and farther… — Bernard of Chartres Copy Share Image
We are like dwarfs [the moderns] sitting on the shoulders of giants [the ancients]. Our glance can thus take in more things and reach… — Bernard of Chartres Copy Share Image
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