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'''Mens sana in corpore sano''' is a famous [[Latin language|Latin]] quotation from [[Juvenal]] (Satire X line 356).

'''Mooney Falls''' is a 190-foot (58 m) [[waterfall]] on [[Havasu Creek]], in the northwest corner of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arizona]], near the town of [[Supai, Arizona|Supai]] in the [[Havasupai Indian Reservation]] ({{coor dms|36|15|46|N|112|42|24|W|}}). It's named after [[prospector]] [[James Mooney]] who fell to his death trying to cross the canyon on a homemade ladder. Local [[Native American]]s called it "Hualapai" or "Hualpai" falls.

It translates as "'''A sound mind in a sound body'''." The loosely-translated meaning in English for the phrase is "A healthy mind in a healthy body." Over time, the phrase has come to mean that only a healthy body can produce or sustain a healthy mind.

==External links==

*[http://www.waterfallswest.com/az-mooney-falls.html Mooney Falls at waterfallswest.com]

The phrase is taken from a longer sentence, "Orandum est ut sit mens sana in corpore sano," which may be translated: "You should pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body," which is a very different thing than the current meaning above.

== See Also ==

[[Category:Arizona]]

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* [[List_of_company_name_etymologies#A|ASICS]], company name derived from the phrase.

== External linksLinks ==

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[[Category:ArizonaLatin phrases]]

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