Charles Darwin — "If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of gian…"
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
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Though often attributed to Newton, Darwin also used similar sentiments in his letters, acknowledging intellectual lineage.
Date: c. 1860s
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