We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of...

Bernard of chartres, 12th century - we are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so...
We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a great distance, not by virtue of any sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size.
Bernard of Chartres, 12th Century


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