Lexicon:Non olet
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| Citation: | non olet |
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| Language: | Latin |
| References: | The Surgeon's Mate, page 265 |
| Meaning: | it doesn't stink |
Notes:
Refers to an argument between the Emperor Vespasian and his son Titus. Vespasian imposed a tax on public urinals; Titus protested, accusing him of being excessively grasping. Vespasian thrust a coin under Titus' nose and asked whether it nauseated him. When he replied that it did not, the Emperor growled, pecunia non olet atque e lotio est — 'this money doesn't stink, but it comes from piss!' Suetonius Lives of the Caesars.
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