Only the Good Die Young vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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Only the Good Die Young
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"Only the Good Die Young" is a song written and recorded by Billy Joel from his fifth studio album The Stranger (1977), released in 1978 as its third of four singles.
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The Talleyrand Maxim
“Linford Pratt, senior clerk to Eldrick & Pascoe, solicitors, of Barford, a young man who earnestly desired to get on in life, by hook or by crook, with no objection whatever to crookedness, so long as it could be performed in safety and secrecy, had once during one of his periodical visit to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other unscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand, which”
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The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Only the Good Die Young highest: Only the Good Die Young 4.3 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Only the Good Die Young | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (49) | 4.5 (13) |
Reception
| Only the Good Die Young | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 49 | 180 |
| Editions | — | 115 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2295 | — |
| Pages | — | 195 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Only the Good Die Young or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Only the Good Die Young has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Only the Good Die Young 4.3/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).