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Subject: Re: Using SEE

Author: Simon Read

Date: 02:39:05 01/16/98

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On January 15, 1998 at 16:33:07, Stuart Cracraft wrote:

>Sorry I got a little pompous there but I've always wanted to
>use that phrase... :-)
>>
>>  "Stand on the shoulders of giants and
>>   ye shall SEE. Pretend to be a giant and
>>   ye shall be brought down."  Anon.
>>
>>--Stuart

Isaac Newton said that he stood on the shoulders of giants.
Either he was referring to the anonymous quote, or vice versa.


"If I can't see very far, it's because giants are standing in front of
me."
-- Isaac Newton at the cinema




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