Proverbs and Quotes about Health and Fitness

A man is as old as he feels himself to be.

A merry heart makes a long life.

A sound mind in a sound body.

After dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.*

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

As fit as a fiddle.

As hard as nails.

As sick as a dog.

Better late thrive than never do well.

Better to be poor and healthy rather than rich and sick.

Better to wear out than rust out.

Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

Content is health to the sick and riches to the poor.

Diseases come on horseback, but steal away on foot.

Doctors make the worst patients.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.

Eat to live, don’t live to eat.

Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.

Eat when you’re hungry, and drink when you’re dry.

Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.

God cures and the physician takes the fee.

Grease is the only cure for a hangover.

He who drinks a little too much drinks much too much.

He who rises late must trot all day.

Health is better than wealth.

If wealth is lost,nothing is lost.If health is lost, something is lost. If character is lost, everything is lost.

Like cures like.

One doctor makes work for another.

Past cure, past care.

Prevention is better than cure.

The best doctors are Dr Diet, Dr Quiet and Dr Merry man.

The first step to health is to know that we are sick.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Without sleep, no health.