money does not smell

English

Alternative forms

• money has no smell
• money does not stink

Etymology

Calque of Latin pecūnia nōn olet.

Proverb

money does not smell

1. The value of money is not affected by the business it comes from, even from the most unpleasant one.

Translations

Translations

• Czech: peníze nesmrdí
• Dutch: geld stinkt niet
• Finnish: raha ei haise
• French: l’argent n’a pas d’odeur (fr)
• German: Geld stinkt nicht (de)
• Italian: il denaro non puzza, il denaro non ha odore
• Polish: pieniądze nie śmierdzą (pl)
• Russian: де́ньги не па́хнут (ru) (dénʹgi ne páxnut)
• Spanish: el dinero no huele, el dinero no tiene olor
• Swedish: pengar luktar inte
• Ukrainian: гро́ші не па́хнуть (hróši ne páxnutʹ)

See also

• where there's muck there's brass
• dirty money
• ill-gotten gains never prosper