nothing is certain but death and taxes

短语

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    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.

    幽默

词源

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

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