Alphonse Karr

thumb|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 “Circumstances,” 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 External links Category:Novelists from France Category:Satirists from France Category:Journalists from France Category:Literary critics Category:People from Paris Category:1808 births Category:1890 deaths