convalescence quotes

Thus first necessity invented stools, Convenience next suggested elbow-chairs, And luxury the accomplished sofa last.

-Cowper,William
  The Task, bk.1,'The Sofa', l.86^8.

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes illness worth while.

-Shaw, George Bernard
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