Variant of a 1789 quotation fromBenjamin Franklin, used in a letter toJean-Baptiste Le Roy.^[1]

nothingiscertainbutdeath and taxes

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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.

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