1. According to one version , the basis of these lines is known in ancient Rome, saying: " In a healthy body, healthy mind - a rare occurrence ."
2 . According to another version , Juvenal took the basis of the tradition of Homer answer "Contest of Homer and Hesiod » (VIII-VII century. BCE)Hesiod - " What's the best ? "Homer - " A healthy mind in a manly body"
3 . Juvenal phrase became popular when she repeated the English philosopher John Locke ( 1632-1704 ) , French writer and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau ( 1712-1778 ) . " A healthy mind in a healthy body - here is a short , but full description of a happy state in this world " - John Locke .
All authors proceeded from the fact that having a healthy body , in no way guarantees the availability of a healthy mind . On the contrary , we must strive for this harmony , which in reality is rare - Encyclopedic Dictionary winged words and expressions , Valentin Serov .
Perhaps the Latin expression meaning winged changed at the turn of XIX-XX centuries , when Russia began to spread atheistic ideas. Swapped the spirit and the body , so the body has become the primary .