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)

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