Health Quotes to encourage you to lead a healthy life – World Health Day 2024

World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7th April to spread awareness about health worldwide. Being healthy is an important part of your overall lifestyle. Living a healthy lifestyle can help prevent chronic diseases and long-term illnesses. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being. COVID Pandemic has increased it’s importance manifolds. Here are the best health quotes on World Health Day to encourage you to lead a healthy life.

This year’s theme for World Health Day 2024 is ‘My health, my right’. WHO (World Health Organization) is striving towards achieving this goal by creating awareness about the fact that health is a human right and everyone should have access to the right care at the right time and at the right place.

Health Day Quotes

1. “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” ~ Buddha

2. “Prevention is better than cure.” ~ Desiderius Erasmus

3. “For many money is wealth, for me health is wealth.” ~ Invajy

4. “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live in.” ~ Jim Rohn

5. “Our bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners.” ~ William Shakespeare

6. “Control what goes inside your mind and body to be mentally and physically fit.” ~ Invajy

7. “Happiness is the highest form of health” ~  Dalai Lama

8. “A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book” ~ Irish proverb

9. “Health is not valued till sickness comes” ~ Thomas Fuller
10. “He who has health has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.” ~ Arabian proverb

Mental Health Quotes

11. “Mindfulness is secret of effective self-care. It augments mental well-being and reduces mental illness.” ~ Invajy

12. “Mental health issues need to be discussed more openly in society; people must come out of social stigma.” ~ Invajy

13. “Mental health problems don’t define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but you are not the rain.” ~ Matt Haig
14. “Mental health… is not a destination but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.” ~ Noam Shpancer
15. “It’s up to you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind.” ~ Steve Maraboli
16. “Your mental and physical health are closely linked.” ~ Invajy
17. “Being able to be your true self is one of the strongest components of good mental health.” ~  Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy
18. “Start prioritizing your mental health instead of adjusting to toxic spaces.” ~ Thema Bryant-Davis
19. “Digital addiction is going to be one of the great mental health crises of our time.” ~ Sam Altman
20. “You have mental illness until you feel you can come out of this.” ~ Invajy

Health Quotes

21. “The human body is the best picture of the human soul.” ~ Tony Robbins
22. “If you truly treat your body like a temple, it will serve you well for decades. If you abuse it, you must be prepared for poor health and a lack of energy.” ~ Oli Hille
23. “Your body holds deep wisdom. Trust in it. Learn from it. Nourish it. Watch your life transform and be healthy.” ~ Bella Bleue
24. “What drains your spirit, drains your body. What fuels your spirit, fuels your body.” ~ Carolyn Myss
25. “Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.” ~ Winston Churchill
26. “The greatest wealth is health.” ~ Virgil
27. “Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness.” ~ Edward Smith Stanley
28. “Sleep is the most important ‘repair’ mechanism our body has, and getting enough of it will ensure you’re feeling fit and energized the next day.” ~ Jason Smith
29. “If you want a relaxed body, you can do it by relaxing your mind. If you want a relaxed mind, relax your body.” ~ Jay Winner
30. “The groundwork of all happiness is health.” ~ Leigh Hunt

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World Health Day 2024 Quotes

31. “A life without health is like a car without steering.” ~ Invajy
32. “Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.” ~ Carl Jung
33. “Your body hears everything your mind says.” ~ Naomi Judd
34. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”~ Benjamin Franklin
35. “Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos- the trees, the clouds, everything.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

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26. “The scientific truth may be put quite briefly; eat moderately, having an ordinary mixed diet, and don’t worry.” ~ Robert Hutchison
27. “Wellness is a connection of paths: knowledge and action.” ~ Joshua Holtz
28. “As I see it, every day you do one of two things: build health or produce disease in yourself.” ~ Adelle Davis
29. “Every living cell in your body is made from the food you eat. If you consistently eat junk food then you’ll have a junk body.” ~ Jeanette Jenkins
30. “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

Mental Health Quotes

41. “What mental health needs are more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” ~ Glenn Close
42. “Mindfulness based self-care increases your self-awareness about your behavior, thoughts; physical and mental health issues.” ~ Invajy
43. “Mental health…is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.” ~ Noam Shpancer
44. “If we start being honest about our pain, our anger, and our shortcomings instead of pretending they don’t exist, then maybe we’ll leave the world a better place than we found it.” ~ Russell Wilson
45. “Don’t let your struggle become your identity.” ~ Anonymous
46. “Mental health problems don’t define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but you are not the rain.” ~ Matt Haig
47. “If you are broken, you do not have to stay broken.” ~ Selena Gomez
48. “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves” ~ Henry David Thoreau
49. “There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” ~ John Green
50. “Mental health affects every aspect of your life. It’s not just this neat little issue you can put into a box.” ~ Shannon Purser

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Health Quotes

51. “Half the costs of illness are wasted on conditions that could be prevented.” ~ Dr. Joseph Pizzorno
52. “The only disease you have is your inability to see you have the power to heal yourself.” ~ Ralph Smart
53. “We do not stop exercising because we grow old–we grow old because we stop exercising.” ~ Dr. Kenneth Cooper
54. “A man’s health can be judged by which he takes two at a time—pills or stairs.” ~ Joan Welsh
55. “Sickness is the vengeance of nature for the violation of her laws.” ~ Charles Simmons
56. “Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save it and preserve it.” ~ Plato
57. “A fit, healthy body – that is the best fashion statement.” ~ Jess C. Scott
58. “A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul; a sick body is a prison.” ~ Francis Bacon
59. “You are what you eat. What would YOU like to be?” ~ Julie Murphy
60. “I have chosen to be happy because it is good for my health.” ~ Voltaire

Health Awareness Quotes

61. “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are.” ~ Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
62. “Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind, and spirit. “ ~ B.K.S. Iyengar
63. “Exercise should be regarded as a tribute to the heart.” ~ Gene Tunney
64. “A healthy outside starts from the inside.” ~ Robert Urich
65. “Eat to live, not live to eat” ~ Socrates
66. “Self-care equals success. You’re going to be more successful if you take care of yourself and you’re healthy.” ~ Beth Behrs
67. “What is called genius is the abundance of life and health.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
68. “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” ~ John F. Kennedy
69. “To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.” ~ Gene Tunney
70. “Living a healthy lifestyle will only deprive you of poor health, lethargy, and fat.” ~ Jill Johnson

Quotes about Health

71. “There’s a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven’t the time to enjoy it.” ~ Josh Billings
72. “The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.” ~ William Temple
73. “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” ~ Hippocrates
74. “Your health account, your bank account, they’re the same thing. The more you put in, the more you can take out.” ~ Jack LaLanne
75. “Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom.“ ~ Jack LaLanne

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66. “Life is not merely being alive, but being well.” ~ Marcus Aureli
67. “In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.” ~ Henri Frederic Amiel
68. “Good health is not something we can buy. However, it can be an extremely valuable savings account.” ~ Anne Wilson Schaef
69. “To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.” ~ Buddha
70. “Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.” ~ Dalai Lama

Good Health Quotes

81. “To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.” ~ Gustave Flaubert
82. “Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings.” ~ Publilius Syrus
83. “Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
84. “All the money in the world can’t buy you back good health.” ~ Reba McEntire
85. “In the midst of these hard times it is our good health and good sleep that are enjoyable.” ~ Knute Nelson
86. “Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports.” ~ Kapil Dev
87. “To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” ~ William Londen
88. “True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.” ~ Charles Caleb Colton
89. “The best and most efficient pharmacy is within your own system.” ~ Robert C. Peale
90. “Take care of your mind, your body will thank you. Take care of your body, your mind will thank you.” ~ Debbie Hampton

Health Quotes

91. “Eat healthily, sleep well, breathe deeply, move harmoniously.” ~ Jean-Pierre Barral
92. “Each patient carries his own doctor inside him.” ~ Norman Cousins
93. “The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” ~ Ann Wigmore
94. “Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted.” ~ Denis Waitley
95. “Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it.” ~ Seneca
96. “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” ~ World Health Organization (WHO)
97. “If you don’t do what’s best for your body, you’re the one who comes up on the short end.” ~ Julius Erving
98. “The man who earns a million but destroys his health in the process is not really a success.” ~ Zig Ziglar
99. “Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, – an open and noble temper.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
100. “Nurturing yourself is not selfish – it’s essential to your survival and your well-being.” ~ Renee Peterson Trudeau

Healthy Quotes

101. “Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.” ~ Joseph Pilates
102. “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
103. “The cheerful mind perseveres, and the strong mind hews its way through a thousand difficulties.” ~ Swami Vivekananda
104. “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
105. “A sad soul can be just as lethal as a germ.” ~ John Steinbeck
106. “Religion, spirituality influence health in different but complementary ways.” ~ Matt Decker
107. “Creativity is a fragrance of real health. When a person is really healthy and whole, creativity comes naturally to him, the urge to create arises.” ~ Osho
108. “Our health is something we often take for granted. But, there are some things in life that should never be taken for granted. Take care of yourself.” ~ Catherine Pulsifer
109. “If you achieve all kinds of things in the material world, but you lose your health or your peace of mind, you get little or no pleasure from your other accomplishments.” ~ Brian Tracy
110. “One thing that does seem to be clear is that health and happiness are connected, more so than we’re often aware.” ~ Bobby Duffy

Health Quotes

111. “Meditation is a integral part of a healthy lifestyle.” ~ Invajy
112. “One of the most beneficial aspects of laughter is the strengthening of the immune system, because when we laugh we secrete endorphins.” ~ Menahem Belilty
113. “Physical wellness is all about how your body functions. To function optimally, your body needs proper nourishment, exercise, and healthy habits.” ~ Robyn L. Gobin
114. “The body can be a source of wealth train it right for your health.” ~ Jerry Brundies
115. “A little bit of sunlight can do wonders for your child’s bones and health!” ~ T Whitmore
116. “When you are young and healthy, it never occurs to you that in a single second your whole life could change.” ~ Anette Funicello
117. “A healthy body is the guest chamber of the soul; a sick, its prison.” ~ Francis Bacon
118. “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” ~ Edward Stanley
119. “A sad soul can be just as lethal as a germ.” ~ John Steinbeck
120. “Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.” ~ Sharon Salzberg

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