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I believe the quote is from Bernard of Chartres (d. 1130), but I can't remember whether it occurs in a letter or in a longer work. John Parsons On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Rachael Kay Lazenby wrote: > Dear All, > A small request on behalf of a friend studying medieval > philosophy/authorship with special focus on Abelard. She would like to > know where the quote about "dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants" > comes from - who, what text etc., or is it just proverbial? I know this > is a really famous quote but it's proving very difficult to track down > an exact reference. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks > Rachael Lazenby on behalf of Catherine Clarke > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%