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the more things change, the more they stay the same

A proverb making the observation that turbulent changes do not affect reality on a deeper level other than to cement the status quo.
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Submitted on September 25, 2011

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is mó a athraíonn rudaí, is mó a fhanfaidh siad mar an gcéanna

più le cose cambiano, più rimangono le stesse

より多くのものが変化すればするほど、それらは同じままです。

事情變化越多，他們就越相同

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