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good die young

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(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


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Predictably, the early material from the 1970s - including a demo of the beautiful ``I Loved These Days,'' titled ``These Rhinestone Days,'' a fun, reggae-ish ``Only the Good Die Young,'' a ``Zanzibar'' that lets Freddie Hubbard's trumpet soar even longer - provides many of the highlights.
But then, as the Billy Joel lyric reminds us, only the good die young.
Aregood says one of his all-time favorite editorials bore the headline: "Adios, Dictator:' Its full text read: "They say only the good die young.
 
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