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
Abbott['æbət]
Hanaehah-nah-eJapanese
Perig-Breton
Philemonfi-LEE-mən (English), fie-LEE-mən (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Beatryczebe-ah-TRI-chePolish
Elodia-Spanish