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Yes. > “The World Is Not Enough” is an English translation of the Latin phrase Orbis non sufficit, which in real life was the motto of Sir Thomas Bond. In the
by acheron 7y ago
Yes.
> “The World Is Not Enough” is an English translation of the Latin phrase Orbis non sufficit, which in real life was the motto of Sir Thomas Bond. In the novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service and its film adaptation, this is revealed to be the Bond family motto. The phrase originates from the epitaph of Alexander the Great.
- tyingq 7y agoSure. I could find references like that to Alexander the Great's epitaph, but no real info, like the original phrase in Greek, etc.
- mdorazio 7y agoI'm fairly certain it's made up since the tomb itself has never been confirmed. It seems likely it's derived from later writings, like Juvenal's Satires [1]. "The world was not big enough for Alexander the Great, but a coffin was." [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satires_(Juvenal)#Satire_X:_Wrong_Desire_is_the_Source_of_Suffering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satires_(Juvenal)#Satire_X:_Wr...