Who said “I love fools experiments. I am always making them.”?

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Charles Darwin. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Sourcerecollection by E. Ray Lankester, from his essay "Charles Robert Darwin" in C.D. Warner, editor, Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern (R.S. Peale & J.A. Hill, New York, 1896) volume 2, pages 4835-4393, at page 4391

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“I love fools experiments. I am always making them.”
— Charles Darwin
Verifiedrecollection by E. Ray Lankester, from his essay "Charles Robert Darwin" in C.D. Warner, editor, Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern (R.S. Peale & J.A. Hill, New York, 1896) volume 2, pages 4835-4393, at page 4391 · evidenceMistakes

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Darwin, C. (n.d.). I love fools experiments. I am always making them. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16071-i-love-fools-experiments-i-am-always-making/

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Darwin, Charles. “I love fools experiments. I am always making them.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16071-i-love-fools-experiments-i-am-always-making/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Darwin, Charles. “I love fools experiments. I am always making them.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16071-i-love-fools-experiments-i-am-always-making/.

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