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mens sana in corpore sano

American  
[mens sah-nah in kohr-poh-re sah-noh, menz sey-nuh in kawr-puh-ree sey-noh] / mɛns ˈsɑ nɑ ɪn ˈkoʊr poʊˌrɛ ˈsɑ noʊ, mɛnz ˈseɪ nə ɪn ˈkɔr pəˌri ˈseɪ noʊ /
Latin.
  1. a sound mind in a sound body.


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But, you know, I’m trying to take the whole mens sana in corpore sano thing to heart, and so have been preparing to investigate the gentlemanly benefits of a yoga practice.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2015

To get an inside�and wry�view of the fitness fad, we called on Contributor John Skow, a longtime practitioner of mens sana in corpore sano.

From Time Magazine Archive

It remained for Brown University to propound the modern application of that ancient pedagogical canon, mens sana in corpore sano.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its motto is mens sana in corpore sano.

From Time Magazine Archive

Don't prefer monkish Latin to Juvenal: mens sana in corpore sano!

From A Speckled Bird by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans

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