
Only the Good Die Young.
Song lyrics, The Stranger (1977)
Variant: I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.
Only the Good Die Young.
Song lyrics, The Stranger (1977)
"Un Nouveau théologien" (1911)
Basic Verities, Prose and Poetry (1943)
“The sinner's ego is crude
that of the saint refined,
distilled. Careful! It may
be more poisonous!”
Source: Echoes from the Bottomless Well (1985), p. 21
“A saint is a sinner who loves; it's that simple!”
Attributed to Catherine Doherty in Inflamed by Love by Jean Fox
Attributed