proverb · Words worth keeping
Diamonds are forever.
Diamonds are forever.
Historical period not yet established
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying gives diamonds an everlasting duration. It uses permanence as praise rather than supplying a measured lifespan.
What the words are saying
Forever makes the object a symbol of endurance. A careful interpretation can discuss that symbolism without repeating the supplied hardness ranking as verified mineralogy. The phrase does not establish an investment value, indestructibility or the permanence of a relationship associated with a diamond.
Everyday example
A reader recognises a permanence image without treating an object as proof that a promise cannot change.
When to use it
Use it to explain symbolic endurance with factual limits retained.
What it does not mean
No mineral ranking, indestructibility, financial value or relationship guarantee is verified.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- Contributor-provided proverb reference
Supplied reference A; unit 310; PDF page 47
A collection's publication date can be later than the words it records.