the roman poet juvenal said that healthy mind lives in healthy body.
the roman poet juvenal said that healthy mind lives in healthy body.
healthy mind lives in healthy body who said?
the roman poet juvenal
mens sana in corpore sano









































mens sana in corpore sano is a latin phrase, usually translated as "a healthy mind in a healthy body". the phrase is widely used in sporting and educational contexts to express the theory that physical exercise is an important or essential part of mental and psychological well-being.









































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the phrase comes from of the roman poet juvenal (10.356). it is the first in a list of what is desirable in life:
mens sana in corpore sano
over time and separated from its context, the phrase has come to have a range of meanings. it can be construed to mean that only a healthy mind can lead to a healthy body, or equally that only a healthy body can produce or sustain a healthy mind. its most general usage is to express the hierarchy of needs: with physical and mental health at the root.









































an earlier, similar saying is attributed to the pre-socratic philosopher thales:









































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bullet::::- john locke (1632–1704) uses the phrase in his book "some thoughts concerning education".
mens sana in corpore sano