Quotation by

Groucho Marx

A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.

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Groucho Marx is comparing being in a hospital bed to sitting in a taxi that isn’t going anywhere but is still charging you money. This highlights how staying in the hospital can feel like you’re paying continuously without making progress toward leaving.

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