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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