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the_more_things_change,_the_more_they_stay_the_same

the more things change, the more they stay the same

English

Proverb

the more things change, the more they stay the same

Turbulent changes do not affect reality on a deeper level other than to cement the status quo.

Translations

changes do not affect reality on a deeper level

Chinese:
Mandarin: 萬事變化越大，越不會變化, 万事变化越大，越不会变化 (wànshì biànhuà yuè dà, yuè bù huì biànhuà), 萬變不離其宗 (zh), 万变不离其宗 (zh) ‎(wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng)

Dutch: hoe meer alles verandert, hoe meer het hetzelfde blijft
Finnish: mitä enemmän asiat muuttuvat sitä enemmän ne pysyvät samoina
French: plus ça change, plus c'est pareil, plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
Polish: Im bardziej się wszystko zmienia, tym bardziej jest tak samo.
Portuguese: quanto mais as coisas mudam, mais elas ficam iguais