“Healthy living” to most people means both physical and mental health are in balance or functioning well together in a person. In many instances, physical and mental health are closely linked, so that a change (good or bad) in one directly affects the other. Inspirational healthy living quotes will brighten up your day and make you feel ready to take on anything.
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Famous Healthy Living Quotes
It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot
Wellness is not a medical fix but a way of living a lifestyle sensitive and responsive to all the dimensions of body, mind, and spirit, an approach to life we each design to achieve our highest potential for well being now and forever. Greg Anderson
Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. Joseph Pilates
Wellness encompasses a healthy body, a sound mind, and a tranquil spirit. Enjoy the journey as you strive for wellness. Laurette Gagnon Beaulieu
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Confucius
Our bodies are our gardens our wills are our gardeners William Shakespeare
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. Mae West
I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health. Voltaire
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe
It’s important to point out that mental health is more about wellness rather than sickness. Matt Purcell
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. Aristotle
Today is your day to start fresh, to eat right, to train hard, to live healthy, to be proud. Bonnie Pfiester
Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama
A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. Tom Stoppard
You must do the things you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt
If you keep good food in your fridge, you will eat good food. Errick McAdams
A winner is a dreamer who never gives up. Nelson Mandela
A healthy outside starts from the inside. Robert Urich
Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A calm mind brings inner strength and self confidence, so that’s very important for good health. Dalai Lama
The best way to predict the future is to create it. Abraham Lincoln
Wellbeing is about the combination of our love for what we do each day, the quality of our relationships, the security of our finances, the vibrancy of our physical health, and the pride we take in what we have contributed to our communities. Most importantly, it’s about how these five elements interact. Tom Rath
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. Jim Rohn
The concept of total wellness recognizes that our every thought, word, and behavior affects our greater health and well being. And we, in turn, are affected not only emotionally but also physically and spiritually. Greg Anderson
Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. Sam Levenson
Your body hears everything your mind says. Naomi Judd
It always seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela
So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health. A. J. Reb Materi
It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan. Eleanor Roosevelt
But the real secret to lifelong good health is actually the opposite Let your body take care of you. Deepak Chopra
Slow and steady wins the race. Aesop
Most people have no idea how good their body is designed to feel. Kevin Trudeau
What is not started today is never finished tomorrow. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
People who laugh actually live longer than those who don’t laugh. Few persons realize that health actually varies according to the amount of laughter. James J. Walsh
All things are difficult before they are easy. Thomas Fuller
Your body holds deep wisdom. Trust in it. Learn from it. Nourish it. Watch your life transform and be healthy. Bella Bleue
I did my best, and God did the rest. Hattie McDaniel
The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness. Abraham Maslow
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by product. Eleanor Roosevelt
Wellness is a connection of paths: knowledge and action. Joshua Holtz
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt
To get rich never your risk your health. For it is the truth that health is the wealth of wealth. Richard Baker
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. George Halas
What drains your spirit drains your body. What fuels your spirit fuels your body. Caroline Myss
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius
The key to a healthy life is having a healthy mind. Richard Davidson
Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings. Publilius Syrus
Wellness is the complete integration of body, mind, and spirit the realization that everything we do, think, feel, and believe has an effect on our state of well being. Greg Anderson
It is health that is the real wealth, and not pieces of gold and silver. Mahatma Gandhi
What mental health needs are more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation. Glenn Close
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Happiness is the highest form of health. Dalai Lama
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I’m possible! Audrey Hepburn
A healthy lifestyle is the most potent medicine at your disposal. Sravani Saha Nakhro
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. Henry Ford
Wellness, I came to realize, will not happen by accident. It must be a daily practice, especially for those of us who are more susceptible to the oppressiveness of the world. Jenna Wortham
Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive. Hafez
To ensure good health eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life. William Londen
There is nothing impossible to him who will try. Alexander the Great
My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing. Aldous Huxley
All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking. Friedrich Nietzsche
Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work. Ralph Marston
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. Napoleon Hill
Wellness seeks more than the absence of illness; it searches for new levels of excellence. Beyond any disease free neutral point, wellness dedicates its efforts to our total well being in body, mind, and spirit. Greg Anderson
Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
To keep the body in good health is a duty otherwise we shall not be able to keep the mind strong and clear. Buddha
A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington
The cheerful mind perseveres, and the strong mind hews its way through a thousand difficulties. Swami Vivekananda
A goal is a dream with a deadline. Napoleon Hill
Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos the trees, the clouds, everything. Thich Nhat Hanh
Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain. Mark Twain
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will instruct his patients in care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease. Thomas Edison
The best way out is always through. Robert Frost
I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health. Voltaire
If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right. Henry Ford
Remain calm, because peace equals power. Joyce Meyer
Initiative is doing the right thing without being told. Victor Hugo
Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have. Winston Churchill
I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health. Voltaire
Whenever I am in a difficult situation where there seems to be no way out, I think about all the times I have been in such situations and say to myself, I did it before, so I can do it again. Idowu Koyenikan
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. Oscar Wilde
It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack. Germany Kent
There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. Friedrich Nietzsche
I take my only exercise acting as a pallbearer at the funerals of my friends who exercise regularly. Mark Twain
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Maya Angelou
To feel aroused is to feel alive. Having great sex is like taking in huge lungfuls of fresh air, essential to your body, essential to your health, and essential to your life. Fiona Thrust
Energy and persistence conquer all things. Benjamin Franklin
Blessed are those who eat greens, for they shall keep their teeth. Blessed are those who wash their hands after wiping their arses, for they shall not sicken. Blessed are those who boil water, for they shall be called saviors of mankind. Diana Gabaldon
You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself. Napoleon Hill
For everyone you create to be dependent on you, you are equally dependent on them. Neither relationship is healthy. Alan Cohen
You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. Henry Ford
Life is full of challenges, seen and unseen, so to look and feel great, you must hold your head up each day and project your inner confidence. Cindy Ann Peterson