Mens sana in corpore sano is a contradiction in terms, the fantasy of a Mr. Have-your-cake-and-eat-it. No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliably sane. Hitler was the archetype of the abstemious man. When the other krauts saw him drink water in the Beer Hall they should have known he was not to be trusted. [A.J. Liebling, "Between Meals," 1962]
Mens sana in corpore sano 是一個自相矛盾的說法，是一個想要佔盡便宜的幻想。沒有一個理智的人能夠放棄令人虛弱的快樂； 沒有一個禁慾主義者能夠被認爲是可靠的理智人。希特勒是禁慾主義者的典型代表。當其他德國人看到他在啤酒屋裏喝水時，他們應該知道他是不值得信任的。[A.J. Liebling，“Between Meals”，1962]
