Quotes
Quotes on health & wellbeing
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” - World Health Organization, 1948
“The greatest wealth is health” – Virgil, 70-19 BC, Roman poet
“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, 1818-1885, humorist and author
“The best six doctors anywhere
And no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air
Exercise and diet.
These six will gladly you attend
If only you are willing
Your mind they'll ease
Your will they'll mend
And charge you not a shilling”
- Nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields, What the River Knows, 1990
“The part can never be well unless the whole is well” – Plato, 428/427-348/347 BC, Greek philosopher
“He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors” - Chinese Proverb
“If I'd known I was going to live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself” - Leon Eldred
“Joy and Temperance and Repose
Slam the door on the doctor's nose”
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882, poet and educator
“If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want” - Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher
“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open” - B.K.S. Iyengar, 1918- , founder of Iyengar Yoga
“Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well” - Martial, between 38 and 41 AD - between 102 and 104, Latin poet,
“A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book” - Irish Proverb
“Happiness lies, first of all, in health” - George William Curtis, 1824-1892, writer and public speaker