Bernard of Chartres quotes
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“We are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they.”
-- Bernard of ChartresSource : Quoted in John of Salisbury, The Metalogicon (1159) See Robert Burton 1; Coleridge 30; Isaac Newton 1
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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 theirs; it is that we are carried and elevated by the high stature of the giants.”
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“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.”
-- Bernard of Chartres
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Source : "A teachable moment". Interview with John Lee, logger.believermag.com. August 6, 2013.
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Source : Arthur Bloch (1991). “The complete Murphy's law: a definitive collection”, PSS Adult
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Source : "Economic Debate: Laffer vs. Liesman". "The Kudlow Report" with Larry Kudlow, www.cnbc.com. February 26, 2009.
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“One seldom recognizes the devil when he is putting his hand on your shoulder.”
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“Howdy. I'm gonna separate your head from your shoulders. Hope you don't mind none.”
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“If God has called you, do not spend time looking over your shoulder to see who is following you.”
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