Expert: Maria - 2/12/2006

Question
Thank you:
I have a large old enamel box with a coat of arms with the motto "omnia morte cadunt manet sola virtus".  Can you tell me the language and perhaps a translation?  Thank you

Answer
Hello,

The Latin sentence "Omnia morte cadunt manet sola virtus"  means:

“Everything dies, only virtue lives on”.

Best,
Maria
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-Omnia = Everything
-morte cadunt = dies
-manet = lives on
-sola = only
-virtus = virtue