He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything
Meaning: Good health is the foundation upon which all other good things in life are built.
Origin: Arabic proverb, widely attributed across Islamic philosophical and medical tradition.
Translations
- French: Celui qui a la santé a l'espoir, et celui qui a l'espoir a tout (literally: He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything)
- Spanish: Quien tiene salud tiene esperanza, y quien tiene esperanza lo tiene todo (literally: He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything)
- Japanese: 健康な者は希望を持ち、希望を持つ者はすべてを持つ (Kenkō na mono wa kibō wo mochi, kibō wo motsu mono wa subete wo motsu) (literally: The healthy have hope, and those with hope have everything)
More proverbs about Wisdom
- Water finds its own level — People and things naturally settle into their proper place over time.
- The moon is not shamed by the barking of dogs — Those with true integrity remain unaffected by baseless criticism or petty noise.
- The more you know, the more you realize you don't know — True knowledge reveals the vastness of what remains to be learned.
- The greatest wealth is health — Good health is more valuable than any material possession or social status.
- Eagles don't catch flies — People of high purpose and ambition don't concern themselves with petty matters.
- You cannot step into the same river twice — Everything is constantly in flux; no experience can ever truly be repeated.
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