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Categories: Latin proverbs, Isaac Newton, Tradition, 12th-century neologisms, Articles with short description
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standing on the shoulders of giants  dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants  nanos gigantum humeris insidentes  on the shoulders of giants  shoulders of giants
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The phrase "standing on the shoulders of giants" is a metaphor which means "using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before in order to make intellectual progress". Wikipedia
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The phrase "standing on the shoulders of giants" is a metaphor which means "using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before in order to make intellectual progress". Wikipedia
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