A clear glass beaker holds swirling golden liquid beside a small copper coil and a clear droplet.

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Charles Darwin

I love fools' experiments, I am always making them.

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The speaker welcomes the label of foolishness instead of using it as a reason to stop experimenting. Saying these experiments happen regularly turns the admission into an ongoing preference. The line places affection and curiosity beside an unflattering description, without claiming that every such experiment produces a discovery.

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