Mens Sana in Corpore Sano - Usages

Usages

  • Usage in other writings
    • John Locke (1632–1704) uses the phrase in his book Some thoughts concerning education.
    • Heinrich von Treitschke used this phrase in his work titled, "The Army". He uses the phrase to highlight a sound principle of his German nationalistic doctrine. His work echoes the principles of late nineteenth century Prussian society.
  • Usage as the motto of athletic clubs:
    • Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata
    • Georgetown Hoyas
    • R.S.C. Anderlecht
    • The Turners Organization American Turners and their local organizations like the Los Angeles turners.
    • Carlton Football Club
    • Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors
    • The Israeli Institute of Technology athletics teams
    • Mens Sana Basket
    • Beale Gaelic Football Club from County Kerry
    • Torrens Rowing Club
  • Usage as the motto of military institutions:
    • Royal Marines physical training instructors (PTI).
    • Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Georgia
    • Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia
    • Army Physical Training Corps (APTC)
    • PERI (Physical Education & Recreation Instructors), which is part of the Canadian Military
  • Usage as the motto of educational institutions:
    • Hiranandani Foundation School, Mumbai, India
    • Rosario High School, Mangalore, India
    • Teacher's College of Columbia University has this phrase engraved on its Horace Mann hall, on 120th Street in New York City
    • The University College London Mens Rugby Football Club, Based out of the Bloomsbury in London
    • Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Hospital, Mumbai
    • Widener University and the State University of New York at Buffalo
    • The phrase appears in stone on the western facade of the HPER (School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation) at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana
    • The phrase appears in stone on above the entranceway to the Athletic Center at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick
    • Dhaka Physical Education College in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • Sparta High School in Sparta, New Jersey
    • Charleston Female Seminary
    • Detroit Country Day School in Beverly Hills, Michigan
    • Erskine Academy in South China, Maine
    • Roger Bacon High School, St. Bernard, Ohio
    • Bjelke-Petersen School of Physical Culture, Australia
    • Bridgewater Junior Senior High School in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
    • Kongsbakken videregående skole in Tromsø, Norway
    • Lakefield College School in Lakefield, Canada
    • Polish Association of Sport named SOKÓŁ before World War I. Poland, Galicja in that time Austria
    • The Internado Nacional Barros Arana in Santiago, Chile.
    • Albert Einstein School in Cotabato (Philippines)
    • Used as a line in the school song of Bangor Grammar School, in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.
  • Usage in other cases
    • The phrase was a favorite of Harry S. Truman former President of the United States of America.
    • ASICS company name derived from the phrase. There is a sports equipment company, Asics, with the name based on a twist of this quotation. "Asics" is an acronym of the Latin phrase, "anima sana in corpore sano," which translates to "Healthy Soul in a Healthy Body".
    • Mensa, the High IQ Society, derives its name both from the Latin word for table, "mensa" as well as a pun on the phrase "mens sana".

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