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nothing is certain but death and taxes

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
noth-ing is cer-tain but death and -tax-es
IPA
52
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

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.

Humorous

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does nothing is certain but death and taxes mean?
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.
Where does nothing is certain but death and taxes come from?
Variant of a 1789 quotation from Benjamin Franklin, used in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy.

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