World Health Day is celebrated annually on April 7 to raise awareness about a healthy mind and body.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this year's theme for World Health Day is: "Building a fairer, healthier world for everyone."

The idea for this day was proposed at the WHO's World Health Assembly in 1948, and the first World Health Day was celebrated on April 7, 1950.

Here are some inspiring health quotes to celebrate World Health Day, courtesy OmBodyHealth.

1. “To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” -William Londen

2. “Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.” – Joseph Pilates

3. “The human body has been designed to resist an infinite number of changes and attacks brought about by its environment. The secret of good health lies in successful adjustment to changing stresses on the body.” – Harry J. Johnson

4. “To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep the mind strong and clear.” – Buddha

5. “Good health is not something we can buy. However, it can be an extremely valuable savings account.”-Anne Wilson Schaef

6. “You can’t control what goes on outside, but you CAN control what goes on inside.” – Unknown

7. “The cheerful mind perseveres, and the strong mind hews its way through a thousand difficulties.” – Swami Vivekananda

8. “It is health that is the real wealth, and not pieces of gold and silver.” – Mahatma Gandhi

9. “Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos- the trees, the clouds, everything.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

10. “Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it, and watch the whole transform.” – Rene Descartes

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