Napoleon Bonaparte. Portarit of Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 at the battle. Detail of a painting by Joseph Chabord 1786-1848. Museo Napoleonico, Rome Italy

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Date: 21 December 2015

Post No. 2412

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Mohammed

A disciple came to Mohammed and said:

“Master, my six brethren are all asleep, and I alone have remained awake to worship Allah.

Mohammed replied:

“And you too had better been asleep, if your worship of Allah consists of accusations against your brethren.”

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Napoleon III

One day M Villemain, the Secretary of the French Academy, was declaiming in the library of in a vigorous manner against napoleon III. Leverrier, who was an ardent imperialist, chanced to overhear some of his remarks, and demanded:

“How dare you speak in this manner of the emperor in a public building?”

Villemain looked up carefully and replied:

And who are you?

You know me, Sir, said the astronomer.

Your face may be familiar to me, but I don’t exactly recall your name.

Leverrier is my name

Oh, yes, Leverrier. Astronomer, I think. In his day I was intimately acquainted with Laplace; he was an astronomer too, and a gentleman.

“Sir,” said Leverrier, “I despise wit, but if you continue speaking thus I warn you that I shall report your words to the proper authorities.”

“Well,” said Villemain shrugging his shoulders, “everyone has his way of making a living.”

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