If I have seen farther than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants....?

Question

i know sir issac newton said this quote....but what does it mean to you...dont copy from a source...i want different opinions from ppl

Power should be a check to power.....what does this phrase mean...

Answer 1

dude come on because we have prior knowledge we are able to have insights impossible with out it. not really that vague

Answer 2

I think that Newton was ascribing his discoveries, including the principle of gravity, to the fact that he researched much of his work on the discoveries and teachings of other very eminent men such as Galileo , Copernicus and da Vinci. Thus by using their work as a starting point he was able to add and improve on it. Therefore he was 'standing on the shoulders of giants'.

I think your second quote could be an answer to the (I think) Roman quotation where someone advised Julius Caesar that he would be safe because he had guards and his answer was something like 'Yes I have guards, but who guards the guards?'

Basically he was saying that even the guards could be corrupt so being given power should also mean that the power should be subject to scrutiny.

Answer 3

Books we read, teachers who really want us to do the best, I think the shoulders of giants are the authors who write the books, the teachers who really care about us. People who inspire us, who make us want to learn, to find out things.
Ever read a book and had a flash of understanding, been able to see things as you had not done so before?

Answer 4

IMO I translate it as, I never would have gotten to the place that I now am in life, be it successful in business or family life without the support and encouragement of those whom I have chosen to surround myself with.
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Answer 5

I thinknewton was blindsided by the accolades he received @ he science convention, his quick wit & response , after overhearing compliments beforehand was modest & magnamious in responding to his peers admirations

Answer 6

he got drunk one night with the basketball team and one of the guys was a hunter and had his binoculars with him and "IZZY" that is what he was known by back then asked the one guy if he could stand on his shoulders and see how far he could see with the binoculars how lets all go eat a apple

Answer 7

well he didn't forget that in order to get where he got there was help. and those who helped him probably had no purpose until he gave them one.......kind of like sleeping giants ......yeah?

those words were the esteem that he bestowed on them. mighty fine huh?

Answer 8

i have understood more than others because of my immense support ..................maybe just a guess