More from Benjamin Franklin
- Preface, Poor Richard’s Almanack (1758)
- Poor Richard’s Almanack
- This was first used by Franklin for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its “Reply to the Governor” (November 11, 1755) Reply to the Governor
Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes!
Benjamin Franklin on life and death
Letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy (13 November 1789), quoting a popular phrase dated back to the 1716 play The Cobbler of Preston, written by Christopher Bullock.
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