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Mens sana in corpore sano is a famous quotation by Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis. It translates into "A sound mind in a sound body." The loosely-translated meaning in English for the phrase is "a healthy mind in a healthy body." Over time, the phrase has come to mean that only a healthy body can produce or sustain a healthy mind. Juvenal (Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis) was a Roman satiric poet of the 1st century AD. Very little is known about his life, the ancient biographies being generally fictitious. ...


The phrase is taken from a longer sentence orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano which may be translated: "You should pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body," which is a very different thing than the current meaning above.


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Mens Sana In Corpore Sano (211 words)
I was taught that "mens sana in corpore sano" translates from Latin as "a healthy mind in a healthy body".
Yet, my first association with "mens sana in corpore sano" is a third interpretation: My mind automatically completes it as "Mens sana in corpore sano.
For me, "mens sana in corpore sano" is a sharp call for personal perfection; finding limits and moving beyond them; developing a powerful and beautiful personal presence.
The Avalon School - Athletics (215 words)
"Mens sana in corpore sano" (A healthy mind in a healthy body) is almost a platitude of education and when something becomes a platitude it loses the energy of its underlying meaning.
Avalon recognizes that a body is not something a person has, but it is an integral part of who he or she is. Sports provide not only a means of physical fitness, but an entry into the uniquely human world of games where effort and teamwork and camaraderie are all blended.
Cuts are made, although rarely at the middle school level, since a false sense of achievement robs the student of a fair assessment of areas that need improvement and diminishes the excellence and hard work of those who truly deserve it.
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