MEN of robust minds do not dwell upon
their bodily condition if it be in any
way disordered they ignore it, and
work on, live on, as though it were not.
This ignoring of the body not only keeps the
mind sane and strong, but it is the best resource
for curing the body. If we cannot have a perfectly
sound body, we can have a healthy mind,
and a healthy mind is the best route to a sound
body.
A sickly mind is more deplorable than a disordered
body, and it leads to sickness of body.
The mental invalid is in a far more pitiable
condition than the bodily invalid. There are
invalids (every physician knows them) who
only need to lift themselves into a strong, unselfish,
happy frame of mind to discover that their
body is whole and capable.
- James Allen.