We should manage our fortune as we do our health—enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
What have I gained by health? Intolerable dullness. What by moderate meals? A total blank.
—Charles Lamb (1775–1834) British Essayist, Poet
Fresh air impoverishes the doctor.
—Danish Proverb
I believe that … all that can, be will be, if man helps.
—Andre Gide (1869–1951) French Novelist
If you prepare for old age, old age comes sooner.
—Unknown
Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die; do not outlive yourself.
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
Nature does require
Her time of preservation, which perforce
I her frail son amongst my brethren mortal
Must give my attendance to.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
—Menander (c.343–c.291 BCE) Greek Comic Dramatist, Poet
We are the carriers of health and disease – either the divine health of courage and nobility or the demonic diseases of hate and anxiety.
—Joshua L. Liebman (1907–48) American Rabbi, Author
I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better.
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902) British Victorian Novelist, Essayist, Critic
If we choose to be no more than clods of clay, then we shall be used as clods of clay for braver feet to tread on.
—Marie Corelli (1855–1924) British Novelist
What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn’t much better than tedious disease.
—George D. Prentice (1802–70) American Journalist, Editor, Poet
A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.
—Spanish Proverb
Nothing is more fatal to health than an over care of it.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
A sound mind in a sound body; if the former be the glory of the latter, the latter is indispensable to the former.
—Tryon Edwards (1809–94) American Theologian, Author
We forget ourselves and our destinies in health; and the chief use of temporary sickness is to remind us of these concerns.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Your prayer must be for a sound mind in a sound body.
—Juvenal (c.60–c.136 CE) Roman Poet
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
I think you might dispense with half your doctors if you would only consult Dr. Sun more.
—Henry Ward Beecher (1813–87) American Clergyman, Writer
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.
—Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese-American Philosopher, Poet, Sculptor
Quit worrying about your health. It’ll go away.
—Robert Orben (1927–2023) American Humorist, Speechwriter
Mental health problems do not affect three or four out of every five persons, but one out of one.
—Karl Menninger (1893–1990) American Psychiatrist
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
—Hippocrates (460–370 BCE) Ancient Greek Physician
Health and intellect are two blessings of life.
—Menander (c.343–c.291 BCE) Greek Comic Dramatist, Poet
It’s no longer a question of staying healthy. It’s a question of finding a sickness you like.
—Jackie Mason (1928–2021) American Stand-Up Comedian, Actor
Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it.
—William Temple (1881–1944) English Theologian, Archbishop
Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance.
—Brian Tracy (b.1944) American Author, Motivational Speaker
Joy, temperance, and repose, slam the door on the doctor’s nose.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–82) American Poet, Educator, Academic
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