plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “the more it changes, the more it’s the same thing”. An epigram by Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr in the January 1849 issue of his journal Les Guêpes (“The Wasps”). Possibly first said by Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838). The plus ... plus construction is hyperbolic.
Pronunciation edit
Proverb edit
plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
Descendants edit
- English: plus ça change