To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.
—William M. London (b.1947) American Professor
You can set yourself up to be sick, or you can choose to stay well.
—Wayne Dyer (1940–2015) American Self-Help Author
Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings.
—Publilius Syrus (fl.85–43 BCE) Syrian-born Roman Latin Writer
Any idiot can face a crisis—it’s the day to day living that wears you out.
—Unknown
Fond of doctors, little health, Fond of lawyers, little wealth
—Common Proverb
In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.
—Henri Frederic Amiel (1821–81) Swiss Moral Philosopher, Poet, Critic
He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.
—Thomas Dekker
All healthy men have thought of their own suicide
—Albert Camus (1913–60) Algerian-born French Philosopher, Dramatist, Novelist
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
LIFE’S MIRROR
There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave,
There are souls that are pure and true,
Then give to the world the best you have,
And the best will come back to you.
Give love, and love to your life will flow,
A strength in your utmost need,
Have faith, and a score of hearts will show
Their faith in your word and deed.
Give truth, and your gift will be paid in kind;
And honor will honor meet;
And a smile that is sweet will surely find
A smile that is just as sweet.
Give pity and sorrow to those who mourn,
You will gather in flowers again
The scattered seeds from your thoughts outborne
Though the sowing seemed but vain.
For life is the mirror of king and slave,
‘Tis just what we are and do;
Then give to the world the best you have,
And the best will come back to you.
—Mary Ainge de Vere (Madeline S. Bridges) (1844–1920) American Poet, Author
Gold that buys health can never be ill spent; nor hours laid out in harmless merriment.
—John Webster (1580–1634) English Dramatist, Poet
What after all has maintained the human race on this old globe despite all the calamities of nature and all the tragic failings of mankind, if not faith in new possibilities and courage to advocate them?
—Jane Addams (1860–1935) American Social Reformer, Feminist
The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.
—Hubert Humphrey (1911–78) American Head of State, Politician
When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.
—Terence (c.195–159 BCE) Roman Comic Dramatist
There are two things in life, that a sage must preserve at every sacrifice, the coats of his stomach, and the enamel of his teeth.—Some evils admit of consolations, but there are no comforters for dyspepsia and the toothache.
—Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803–73) British Novelist, Poet, Politician
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
In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.
—Cicero (106BCE–43BCE) Roman Philosopher, Orator, Politician, Lawyer
Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
The human body is the best picture of the human soul.
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian-born British Philosopher
Wet feet are some of the most effective agents death has in the field. It has peopled more graves than all the gory engines of war. Those who neglect to keep their feet dry are suicides.
—John Abernethy (1764–1831) British Surgeon
Ill-health of body or of mind, is defeat. Health alone is victory. Let all men, if they can manage it, contrive to be healthy.
—Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish Historian, Essayist
Health and appetite impart the sweetness to sugar, bread, and meat.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Energy is the only life, and is from the body; and reason is the bound or outward circumference of energy. Energy is eternal delight.
—William Blake (1757–1827) English Poet, Painter, Printmaker
There’s lots of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven’t the time to enjoy it.
—Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw) (1818–85) American Humorist, Author, Lecturer
Men that look no further than their outsides, think health an appurtenance unto life, and quarrel with their constitutions for being sick; but I that have examined the parts of man, and know upon what tender filaments that fabric hangs, do wonder that we are not always so; and considering the thousand doors that lead to death, do thank my God that we can die but once.
—Thomas Browne (1605–82) English Author, Physician
If you expect nothing, you’re apt to be surprised. You’ll get it.
—Malcolm S. Forbes (1919–1990) American Publisher, Businessperson
In minds crammed with thoughts, organs clogged with toxins, and bodies stiffened with neglect, there is just no space for anything else.
—Alison Rose Levy (1950–2002) American Journalist
Health is like munny, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.
—Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw) (1818–85) American Humorist, Author, Lecturer
The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around…. Throughout history, “tender loving care” has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing.
—Larry Dossey (b.1940) American Physician, Lecturer
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