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only the good die young

only the good die young is the alternative form of the good die young.

Meaning of the good die young

Proverb

the good die young

  1. Well-regarded people who are morally upright, kind, and beneficent tend to die at a younger age than do most people.
    • "You'll live," put in Mr. Pedagog, with a chuckle. "The good die young."1895, John Kendrick Bangs, chapter 9, in The Idiot

Questions about only the good die young

What is only the good die young the alternative form of?
Only the good die young is the alternative form of the good die young.

Words near only the good die young in the dictionary

  1. only moves
  2. only Nixon can go to China
  3. only Nixon could go to China
  4. only son
  5. only sons
  6. only the good die young
  7. only time will tell
  8. only too
  9. only trotting after
  10. only-begotten
  11. onlyborn

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