Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Mente sana en cuerpo sano.»
¿Cómo se dice «Mente sana en cuerpo sano» en inglés? A healthy mind in a healthy body.
Word for word
Healthy mind in healthy body.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: A healthy mind in a healthy body.
Used to encourage physical exercise and healthy habits as a path to mental wellbeing; common in motivational or wellness contexts.
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Hear it in a sentence
Mente sana en cuerpo sano, por eso voy al gimnasio todas las mañanas.
A healthy mind in a healthy body, that's why I go to the gym every morning.
More Spanish sayings
- La salud no es todo, pero sin ella todo es nada. — Health is not everything, but without it, everything is nothing.
- Cuando una puerta se cierra, otra se abre. — When one door closes, another opens.
- Querer es poder. — Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
- Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente. — Out of sight, out of mind.
- La risa es el mejor remedio. — Laughter is the best medicine.
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