The greatest wealth is health

Meaning: Good health is more valuable than any material possession or social status.

Origin: Attributed to Virgil in Horace's Epistles; echoed across ancient Greek and Roman philosophy.

Translations

• French: La plus grande richesse est la santé (literally: The greatest wealth is health)
• Spanish: La mayor riqueza es la salud (literally: The greatest wealth is health)
• Japanese: 最大の財産は健康である (Saidai no zaisan wa kenkō de aru) (literally: The greatest treasure is health)

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