plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

== French == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ply sa ʃɑ̃ʒ | ply s‿ɛ la mɛm ʃoz/ === Proverb === plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose the more things change, the more they stay the same ==== Descendants ==== English: plus ça change