plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

French

Etymology

An epigram by Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr in the January 1849 issue of his journal Les Guêpes (“The Wasps”). Literally “The more it changes, the more it’s the same thing.”

Proverb

plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

1. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Descendants

• English: plus ça change