# nothing gold can stay

> English word · Proverb

## Definitions
1. Nothing good lasts forever.

## Etymology
Coined by American poet Robert Frost in 1923 in his short poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” the theme of which is change and ephemerality.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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