“And when you crush an apple with your teeth, say to it in your heart:
Your seeds shall live in my body,
And the buds of your tomorrow shall blossom in my heart,
And your fragrance shall be my breath,
And together we shall rejoice through all the seasons.” (Kahlil Gibran)
“The… patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don’t take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.” (Quentin Regestein)
“It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.” (Seneca)
“The first step is getting started!” (Dana Arcuri)
“AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY”; Origin. The first recorded use of the proverb was in the 1860s in Wales, (country of United Kingdom). The original wording of the saying was “Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread.” The current phrasing (“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”) was first used in print in 1922.