WORLD HEALTH DAY : POPULAR QUOTES ON HEALTH

- Amosu Jeremiah

Today, April 7 marks the 70th anniversary of the world health day with the slogan "Health For All." It is on a day like this that it is wise enough to bring to the fore quotes from great individuals about the importance of promoting and maintaining good health.

Here are some of the inspiring quotes on World Health Day that you can use as guide to healthy living:

1. Health is the crown on the well person's head that only the ill person can see.

- Robin Sharma, Writer

2. It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

- Mahatma Gandhi

3. Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that's very important for good health.

- Dalai Lama

4. To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear.

- Buddha

5. Life is not merely being alive, but being well.

- Marcus Valerius Martialis, Latin poet

6. Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness.

- Edward Smith-Stanley , former UK Prime Minister

7. A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul; a sick body is a prison.

- Francis Bacon, English philosopher

8. Your body hears everything your mind says.

- Naomi Judd, American Singer

9. A healthy outside starts from the inside.

- Robert Urich, American actor

10. A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.

- Tom Stoppard, British playwright

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