nothing is certain but death and taxes

English

Etymology

Variant of a 1789 quotation from Benjamin Franklin, used in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy.[1]

Proverb

nothing is certain but death and taxes

  1. (humorous) Nothing in life is certain nor can be taken for granted, except (humorously) that one will die one day and that one is required to pay taxes.

References

  1. ^ https://books.google.de/books?id=jY8EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA266
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