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In this world nothing is said to be certain except death and taxes?
Benjamin Franklin
According to a phrase nothing is certain but death and what?
Nothing in life is certain but death and taxes.
What does nothing is certain in life except death and taxes mean?
i think Benjamin Franklin said that ... and it refers to there being NO givens in life except death and someone asking you for money ...
The only thing certain in life is death and taxes?
Benjamin Franklin is credited in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919) with saying "...in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy dated 13 November 1789.
Who said ''In this world nothing can be said to be certain death and taxes?
If I'm not mistaken Ben Franklin said "In this world nothing can be said to be certain death and taxes"One of the most famous quotations by Benjamin Franklin is: "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." The source of this oft-cited quip is a letter Franklin wrote to French scientist Jean-Baptiste Leroy on November 13, 1789. Franklin wrote the letter in French, which he spoke, read and wrote fluently.
Who originally said the only thing certain in life death and taxes?
Ben Franklin's quote "but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes." ^ | | This statement is untrue. Although Benjamin Franklin DID state this in a letter to French physicist and writer, Jean- Baptiste Leroy. Daniel Defoe, in fact, said the statement, " Things as certain as death and taxes can be more firmly believed." Proving the above statement wrong.
Who said nothing in this world is certain but death and taxes?
It's just written on finance books
Where does the phrase "death and taxes" come from?
It refers to an old saying by Daniel Defoe. The meaning is nothing is certain but death and taxes. You can find more about the saying at: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/death-and-taxes.html
What is the meaning of Benjamin Franklin's quote In this world nothing is certain but deaths and taxes?
Almost. Franklin said, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" in a 1789 letter reprinted in 1817 in a volume of his works.Others have made similar statements. The first known is by Daniel Defoe: "Things as certain as death and taxes, can be more firmly believed." This from his book The Political History of the Devil, in 1726.
Who originally said 'the only certainty in life is death?
Ben Franklin's quote "but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes." ^ | | This statement is untrue. Although Benjamin Franklin DID state this in a letter to French physicist and writer, Jean- Baptiste Leroy. Daniel Defoe, in fact, said the statement, " Things as certain as death and taxes can be more firmly believed." Proving the above statement wrong.
In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes?
"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." - Benjamin Franklin (17 January, 1706 - 17 April, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath (pol.y.math: A person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning), Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
Who originally said the only certainty in life is nothing is certain?
Edward Ward in his 1724 'Dancing Devils' where he wrote 'Death and Taxes, they are certain.' Then there was Christopher Bullock had written in his 'Cobbler of Preston' (1716), ''Tis impossible to be sure of anything but death and taxes!'
