Stanislas Jean, chevalier de Boufflers (1738–1815) was a French statesman and writer. He was born near Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, the son of Louis François, marquis de Boufflers. His mother, Marie Catherine de Beauveau Craon, was the mistress of Stanislas Leszczynski, and the boy was brought up at the court of Lunéville. He spent six months in study for the priesthood at Saint Sulpice, Paris, and during his residence there he circulated a story which became extremely popular, Aline, reine de Golconde.
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Glory is safe when it is deserved; it is not so with popularity; one lasts like a mosaic; the other is effaced like a crayon drawing.
—Stanislas de Boufflers
Pleasure is the flower that fades; remembrance is the lasting perfume.
—Stanislas de Boufflers
Topics: Pleasure, Memory
Ignorance is a prolonged infancy, only deprived of its charm.
—Stanislas de Boufflers
Topics: Ignorance
Metaphysics is the anatomy of the soul.
—Stanislas de Boufflers
The higher we rise, the more isolated we become; all elevations are cold.
—Stanislas de Boufflers
Topics: Solitude
Jealousy is the sister of love, as the devil is the brother of angels.
—Stanislas de Boufflers
Topics: Jealousy
Oblivion is a second death, which great minds dread more than the first.
—Stanislas de Boufflers
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