Mens Sana In Corpore Sano

: It is to be prayed that the mind be sound in a sound body.
: Ask for a brave soul that lacks the fear of death,
: which places the length of life last among nature’s blessings,
: which is able to bear whatever kind of sufferings,
: does not know anger, lusts for nothing and believes
: the hardships and savage labors of Hercules better than
: the satisfactions, feasts, and feather bed of an Eastern king.
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: I will reveal what you are able to give yourself;
: For certain, the one footpath of a tranquil life lies through virtue.

: ''orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano.''
: ''fortem posce animum mortis terrore carentem,''
: ''qui spatium uitae extremum inter munera ponat''
: ''naturae, qui ferre queat quoscumque labores,''
: ''nesciat irasci, cupiat nihil et potiores''
: ''Herculis aerumnas credat saeuosque labores''
: ''et uenere et cenis et pluma Sardanapalli.''
:
: ''monstro quod ipse tibi possis dare; semita certe''
: ''tranquillae per uirtutem patet unica uitae.''
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