good die young



(The) good die young.

Prov. Good people tend to die at an early age. Marshall's twenty-year-old son died in a car crash; it did not comfort Marshall to think that the good die young. Jill: It doesn't seem fair that Laurie is dead. She was such a wonderful person. Jane: They always say that the good die young.
See also: die, good, young

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zinaidazee-nah-EE-dahRussian
Zareen-Persian
Kreindel-Yiddish
Sabriyya-Arabic
Blanche[blɑ:ntʃ]
LÉOpoldine-French