Painterly paper aeroplane floating beside an open window with pale curtains in a teal wall.

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Robert Louis Stevenson

For God's sake, give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

A plea for boldness over timid conformity, favoring someone whose confidence occasionally tips into embarrassment rather than someone too careful to ever risk anything. It celebrates the courage required to look foolish, treating that risk as proof of a livelier, more capable mind than cautious restraint could offer.

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