Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux Quotes about Truth

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At times truth may not seem probable.

Trust, Truth, May

"The Art of Poetry (Canto III)". Book by Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, 1674.

Truth has not such an urgent air.

Truth, Air, Urgent

"The Art of Poetry (Canto I)". Book by Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, 1674.

Nothing is really beautiful but truth, and truth alone is lovely.

Beauty, Beautiful, Truth

At times truth may not seem probable. [Fr., Le vrai peut quelquefois n'etre pas vraisemblable.]

Truth, May, Seems

Nothing but truth is lovely, nothing fair.

Truth, Lovely, Truth Is

Epistles no. 9 (1673)