![]() La vache du muse est dcore de diffrents dessins, mais comporte aussi le proverbe latin : Pecunia non olet que nous pouvons traduire par l'argent n'a pas d'odeur. Pecunia non olet ('money does not stink') is a Latin saying. To reiterate, I am showing that the answer to the OP's question may be: there isn't an equivalent English phrase - at least not one in good odor. Pecunia non olet ( l'argent n'a pas d'odeur ) est un dicton latin. Large bills may be outlawed in the near future because they facilitate criminal transactions. This aesthetic will become more widespread as people pay more and more with credit cards or by intelligent phones, which will also facilitate the tracking of money. Notes, foil Guy Clinch observes, "Pecunia non olet was dead wrong. In London Fields by Martin Amis, while smelling a wad of used £50 It bio-accumulates and can pose serious environmental and health risks. The article does not say if the Girl Guides took the money. Nonylphenol, a hazardous chemical in detergents, is known to enter water bodies and food chains. Reginald Forester-Smith, a society photographer who served eight yearsįrom 1999 for sexually abusing three girls, over two decades, one of Trouble is, the cash comes from the estate of notorious paedophile IMAGINE the moral dilemma at Girl Guide HQ where a pounds 400,000 Transactions until the "dirty money" appears "clean."Īddressing specifically the question of smell: Sometimes by wiring or transferring through numerous accounts.įinally, it is integrated into the financial system through additional Then, the money is moved around to create confusion, Illegitimate funds are furtively introduced into the legitimateįinancial system. Involves three steps: placement, layering and integration. Money laundering is the process of making illegally-gained proceeds This article quotes the Unted States Treasury Department: We have the phrases dirty money and money laundering. There are now two lists of proverbs, on different Wikis, distinguished only by whether or not additional information exists beyond the mere translation I can make no sense. as 'Pecunia non olet', 'money doesnt stink'. The United States Supreme Court recently overturned the conviction of an ex-governor, but used the word "tawdry" to describe his actions in accepting gifts from a constituent. I remember - or think - that 'Non olet' is usually mentioned in the full sentence, i.e. This does not necessarily mean that people will not take dirty or smelly money, just that they will rationalize their actions. Some sources of money do stink, in the eyes of the law and in the opinions of many people. ![]() The closest phrase is probably Hold your nose and take the money, which is explained below. My answer offers evidence that there may not be an equivalent saying in English today. We do not find any confirmation for those words in ancient sources and they have certainly become simply a phrase intended to emphasize that money can be earned in any business.įinally, it is worth adding that in France it is customary to user term “Vespasians” for public toilets for men.The origin of the saying was about a tax on urine. Interestingly, there are popular words: Pecunia non olet, meaning “money does not stink” – words that Vespasian was to say as a reaction to criticism of his son. When Titus said “No,” he replied, “Yet it comes from urine.” When Titus found fault with him for contriving a tax upon public conveniences, he held a piece of money from the first payment to his son’s nose, asking whether its odour was offensive to him. ![]() by his own son Titus, who believed that father dealt with frivolous aspects of the economy. Vespasian was criticized for this idea, e.g. Urine collected in public toilets was sold, among others, to tanners, wool producers or laundries the purchaser of urine was required to pay tax on urine. He reformed the finances of the state, and primarily strengthened the treasure, which was heavily ruined by Caligula and Nero. He translated his traits into public life. The emperor Vespasian was an extremely accurate and thrifty person.
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