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[from 'Timaeus' by Plato, in 22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / d. Routes to happiness ]

Full Idea

One should preserve a balance and avoid exercising the mind or body without the other; mathematicians should exercise physically, and athletes mentally.

Gist of Idea

One should exercise both the mind and the body, to avoid imbalance

Source

Plato (Timaeus [c.349 BCE], 88c)

Book Reference

Plato: 'Timaeus and Critias', ed/tr. Lee,Desmond [Penguin 1971], p.118


A Reaction

Excellent, and very modern. Use it or lose it. It suggests that Plato had a fairly holistic view of a human being, and saw mind and body as closely integrated.