Daily Inspirations: 21 Health and Fitness quotes you must share with others

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Why do we gravitate to famous quotes or sayings?  I think there are several reasons but most obvious to me is that every once in a while we need to search out and find a daily nugget of wisdom to help us  tweak the way we see things.  It’s one of those “ah-ha!” moments when we just read or hear something that triggers a chain reaction of thoughts, which in turn fuels us on a new path of action.  To hopefully inspire you to take action and implement health and fitness into your everyday lives, I’ve compiled 21 amazing quotes all about health, fitness and wellness.  Enjoy!  And please feel free to post any other of your favorite quotes in the comments section.

Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year. ~ Franklin P. Adams

I am always busy, which is perhaps the chief reason why I am always well. ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton

I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more. ~ Dr. Jonas Salk

I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently. ~ Ernest Hemingway

If I’d known I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself. ~ Eubie Blake (On his 100th Birthday)

If you don’t do what’s best for your body, you’re the one who comes up on the short end. ~ Julius Erving

Inspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being. ~ Moses Maimonides, The Physician’s Oath

It is in human nature to relax, when not compelled by personal advantage or disadvantage. ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body. ~ Norman Vincent Peale

Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing money can’t buy. ~ Izaak Walton

Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied. ~ Charles Caleb Colton

No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned. ~ Jean Paul

Old people have fewer diseases than the young, but their diseases never leave them. ~ Hippocrates

Older people shouldn’t eat health food, they need all the preservatives they can get. ~ Robert Orben

Our health always seems much more valuable after we lose it. ~ Unknown Author

Rest is a good thing, but boredom is its brother. ~ Voltaire

Rest is the sweet sauce of labor. ~ Plutarch

Sometimes the most urgent and vital thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest. ~ Ashleigh Brilliant

Tactics, fitness, stroke ability, adaptability, experience, and sportsmanship are all necessary for winning. ~ Fred Perry

Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded. ~ Goethe

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