Nurse

“Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man is the nurse to the sounder.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Peace,
Dear nurse of arts, plenties, and joyful births.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The intellectual damn
Will nurse your half-hurt. Quickly you are well.”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)