Those teachers, whom I remember with profound gratitude, by and large subscribed to the Victorian doctrine of mens sana
in corpore sano.
We may speak of the church as «Mens sana in
corpore sano,» «a sound mind in a sound body.»
Still, he wasn'tan example of mens sana in
corpore sano.
Mens sana in
corpore sano is usually taken to be plural.
«What is the plural of mens sana in
corpore sano, Tudor?»
Ever heard of «mens sana in
corpore sano»?
The phrase «mens sana in
corpore sano», which translates to «a healthy mind in a healthy body», was the ideal people aspired to.
Taking away the weights — and thereby killing a culture with its own customs, traditions, vocabulary, and even festivals (the annual lifting contest was much - anticipated)-- would deny the men a chance for a true mens sana in
corpore sano.
Recent solo exhibitions include: «The Grand Detour», Holburne Museum, Bath, England; «Mens sana in
corpore sano», Herald St., London, England (2014); «Who Say Jah No Dread», Hauser & Wirth Zürich (2013) and «Tell them I said something...» Hauser & Wirth Zürich (2010).
Seeing that the word «me» appeared frequently in my priorities, I remembered an old Latin proverb: «Mens sano in
corpore sano».