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In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin

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In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

Benjamin Franklin

Biography

Author Profession: Politician

Nationality: American

Born: January 17, 1706

Died: April 17, 1790

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Topics

Certain, Death, Death And Taxes, Except, Nothing, Said, Taxes, World

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What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. - Albert Pike

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. Albert Pike

Alone Death Done

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. - Clarence Darrow

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. Clarence Darrow

Death Great Man

The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them. - Lois McMaster Bujold

The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them. Lois McMaster Bujold

Death Justice Duty

The idea is to die young as late as possible. - Ashley Montagu

The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu

Life is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face. Then the worms eat you. Be grateful it happens in that order. - David Gerrold

Life is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face. Then the worms eat you. Be grateful it happens in that order. David Gerrold

Life Death Your

And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods? - Thomas Babington Macaulay

And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods? Thomas Babington Macaulay

Death Man Better

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. - Corazon Aquino

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. - George Eliot

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot

Death Dead Never

Suicide is man's way of telling God, 'You can't fire me - I quit.' - Bill Maher

Suicide is man's way of telling God, 'You can't fire me - I quit.' Bill Maher

From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity. - Edvard Munch

From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity. Edvard Munch

Death Body I Am

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Benjamin Franklin
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The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. - Marcus Tullius Cicero

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Life Death Memory

Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive. - Brian Clough

Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive. Brian Clough

I'll sleep when I'm dead. - Warren Zevon

I'll sleep when I'm dead. Warren Zevon

Death Sleep Dead

He who doesn't fear death dies only once. - Giovanni Falcone

He who doesn't fear death dies only once. Giovanni Falcone