mens sana in corpore sano 的词源

大约在1600年，这句拉丁语的字面意思是“健全的心智在健全的身体中”，出自于尤维纳利斯的《讽刺诗》，第十卷第356行。

Mens sana in corpore sano is a contradiction in terms, the fantasy of a Mr. Have-your-cake-and-eat-it. No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliably sane. Hitler was the archetype of the abstemious man. When the other krauts saw him drink water in the Beer Hall they should have known he was not to be trusted. [A.J. Liebling, "Between Meals," 1962]

Mens sana in corpore sano 实际上是自相矛盾的，就像一个幻想中的人物，既想吃蛋糕又想保留蛋糕。没有理智的人会放弃那些让人沉迷的快乐；没有一个苦行僧能被认为是完全理智的。希特勒就是一个节制人的典型。当其他德国人在啤酒馆看到他只喝水时，他们应该明白他不可信。[A.J. Liebling, 《Between Meals》，1962年]