Money has no smell

Let's start with the history of this saying.

Emperor Vespasian, popular among his citizens, lived, and looking for additional income, he came up with more and more new ways to increase his budget. As a result, his thought touched on public toilets, which in those days were called "urinary"(мочевой). His son did not like the idea of ​​his dad, and he rebuked(упрекнул) him for such an indecent fundraising(неприличный сбор денег.

The emperor put his hand in his pocket, took out a handful of coins, and brought it up to his nose, and offered to smell it. The son admitted that the money did not smell, and the tax on these establishments remained the same. And the phrase "money has no smell " became winged(крылатая). Actually(собственно), the toilets for the rich in Ancient Rome were marble(мраморные) buildings, into which citizens entered not only for their natural needs, but also for meetings. Vespasian did very right, because money go into him in huge amounts.

Тhinking

The phrase became winged for those who do not care how to make a profit. The smell of coins, notes does not have a physical smell, you can not find out where the money came from. But the actions of the person who led to profit have a smell, but they cannot be determined(определены) with the nose, they are determined by conscience(совесть).

The salary received by workers for their work smells of sweat(пот) and pain. The athlete who won the difficult competition, or the artist who played the role just fine, except the smell of sweat can smell the happy smell of victory. The money that the government pays to the victims(жертвам) of terrorist attacks smell of blood and death.

Money can smell of blood and sweat, tears, a bright victory and much more than others. We conclude that money has a smell, but this smell may differ depending on(в зависимости) the way they are received.

Vespasian