“It's hopeless," he went on. "We no longer have the learning of the ancients, the age of giants is past!" "We are dwarfs," William admitted, "but dwarfs who stand on the shoulders of those giants, and small though we are, we sometimes manage to see farther on the horizon than they.” HopeKnowledgeAbbeyAncient Learning Book:The Name of the Rose Source: The Name of the Rose