The more things change, the more they are the same.

Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.

Alphonse Karr

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Topic

Change

Author

Alphonse Karr

Source

Les Guepes

Medium

Magazine

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

French

Time

1849 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Karr, Alphonse. Les Guepes. Au Bureau du Figaro, c. 1849.

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Time
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Speaker
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
1956 1950s 20th century
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Citation

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Another quote originally in French

To doubt everything and to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; each saves us from thinking.

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Topic
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Author

Henri Poincaré
Source
Science and Hypothesis
Genre
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Language
French
Time
1902 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.

D.H. Lawrence

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Topic
Flowers

Author

D.H. Lawrence
Source
Pansies
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1929 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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