Alphonse Karr



Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (November 24, 1808 – September 29, 1890) was a French critic, journalist and novelist.

Quotes

 * Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
 * The more it changes, the more it’s the same thing.
 * The more it changes, the more it stays the same.
 * 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 &#8220;Circumstances,&#8221; Hemispheres (October 29, 1978).


 * Si l'on veut abolir la peine de mort en ce cas, que MM. les assassins commencent: qu'ils ne tuent pas, on ne les tuera pas.
 * If one wants to abolish the death penalty in this case, Messrs. murderers should take the first step: they do not kill, we will not kill them.
 * Les Guêpes, January 1849, vi.


 * Let us try to see things from their better side: You complain about seeing thorny rose bushes; Me, I rejoice and give thanks to the gods That thorns have roses.
 * "Letters written from my garden", 1853