Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

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Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose is the equivalent to the English expression “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”

Coined by French political journalist and satirist Alphonse Karr in 1849, this term is a pessimistic observation about society: No matter the promises made by people like politicians, or the overall optimism we might have, nothing will really change or get better.

Meaning

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

Alternative forms

  • Plus ça change….

Example sentence

Encore une guerre. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

Another war. The more things change, the more they stay the same.


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