The more it changes, the more it’s the same thing.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

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The more things change, the more they stay the same. | The more that things change, the more they stay the same. | Change? It's more of the same. | It changes superficially; but, underneath, its essence is always the same. | Les Guêpes, July 1848, vi | Also quoted by Rush in “Circumstances,” Hemispheres (October 29, 1978).

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