Where does a wise man hide a leaf? In the forest. But what does he do …

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Where does a wise man hide a leaf? In the forest. But what does he do if there is no forest? He grows a forest to hide it in. ✨ The Innocence of Father Brown. Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1911.
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Where does a wise man hide a leaf? In the forest. But what does he do if there is no forest? He grows a forest to hide it in. ✨ The Innocence of Father Brown. Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1911.

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