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Hence we are like a dwarf perched on the shoulders of a giant. The former sees further than the giant, not because of his own stature, but because of the stature of his bearer. Similarly, we [moderns] see more than the ancients, because our writings, modest as they are, are added to their great works.
This implies that he conceived of the size disparity between the giants and dwarfs as much less extreme than modern people might imagine it to be; if the eyes of a dwarf are situated higher than those of a giant on whose shoulders the dwarf is seated, this means that the dwarf's upper body is (at least) about as large as the giant's head.
Bernard of Chartres used to say that we [the Moderns] are like dwarves perched on the shoulders of giants [the Ancients], and thus we are able to see more and farther than the latter. And this is not at all because of the acuteness of our sight or the stature of our body, but because we are carried aloft and elevated by the magnitude of the giants.
Standing on the shoulders of giants is a metaphor. Standing on the shoulders of giants may also refer to: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Tribe of Gypsies album), 2000; Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, a 2000 album by Oasis
On the Shoulders of Giants may refer to: Standing on the shoulders of giants, a Western metaphor; On the Shoulders of Giants, a 2002 compilation of scientific texts edited by Stephen Hawking; On the Shoulders of Giants, a 2011 historical sports documentary film; On the Shoulders of Giants, a 2020 album by Chris Byars
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