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The Dwarf sees farther than the Giant, when he has the Giant's shoulders to mount on.
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The Friend; A Series of Essays (1812), No. 15 (30 November 1809), p. 228
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Cf. Isaac Newton, letter to Robert Hooke (15 February 1676): "If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants".

 

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