Early ripe, early rotten

Early ripe, early rotten,

and Soon ripe, soon rotten.

Prov. A child with extraordinary talent or intelligence will probably lose those qualities by the time he or she grows up. Jill: Philip was such a fine young boy; I'm surprised he's become such a good-for-nothing adult. Jane: Early ripe, early rotten. Jane: You must be very proud of your little boy. He seems so mature for his age. Ellen: I'm afraid it won't last. You know what they say: "Soon ripe, soon rotten."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sem	SEM (Dutch)	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Dutch
Shelly	SHEL-ee	English
FlaithrÍ	-	Irish
Adelmar	-	Ancient Germanic, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Arisztid	-	Hungarian
Hanan (2)	-	Arabic