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gesunder Geist in gesundem Körper

German, proverb[…]

gesunder Geist in gesundem Körper is a German proverb meaning “A healthy mind in a healthy body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does gesunder Geist in gesundem Körper mean in English?

proverb

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    A healthy mind in a healthy body.

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. wird gerne zitiert als Hinweis auf die angebliche Notwendigkeit, seinen Körper fit zu halten, um geistige Leistungsfähigkeit zu erreichen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

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Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.