Stanislas de Boufflers

thumb|Truth...is the only virgin in this vast universe whom one likes to see a little clothed. Stanislas Jean, chevalier de Boufflers (31 May 1738 – 18 January 1815) was a French statesman and writer. Quotes La morale a besoin, pour être bien reçue,Du masque de la fable et du charme des vers;La vérité plaît moins quand elle est toute nue;Et c'est la seule vierge en ce vaste univers  Q'on aime à voir un peu vêtue. Morality has need, that it may be well received, of the mask of fable and the charm of poetry; truth pleases less when it is naked; and is the only virgin in this vast universe whom one likes to see a little clothed. "A Madame de ***: En lui envoyant une nouvelle Edition des Fables de la Fontaine", l. 5. Reported in Craufurd Tait Ramage (ed.) Beautiful Thoughts from French and Italian Authors (Liverpool: Edward Howell, 1866) p. 10 External links Category:1738 births Category:1815 deaths Category:Authors from France Category:Politicians from France Category:Members of the Académie Française