Thomas Hood Quotes

Whoe'er has gone thro' London street,
Has seen a butcher gazing at his meat,
And how he keeps
Gloating upon a sheep's
Or bullock's personals, as if his own;
How he admires his halves
And quarters--and his calves,
As if in truth upon his own legs grown. - Thomas Hood

To attempt to advise conceited people is like whistling against the wind. - Thomas Hood

There is even a happiness - that makes the heart afraid. - Thomas Hood

There are three things which the public will always clamor for, sooner or later: namely, novelty, novelty, novelty. - Thomas Hood

The best of friends fall out, and so his teeth had done some years ago. - Thomas Hood

That picture raffles will conduce to nourish - Design, or cause coloring to flourish, Admits of logic chopping and wise - sawing, For surely lotteries encourage drawing. - Thomas Hood

Some minds improve by travel, others, rather, resemble copper wire, or brass, which get the narrower by going farther. - Thomas Hood

She stood breast high amid the corn. - Thomas Hood

Our very hopes belied our fears, / Our fears our hopes belied - / We thought her dying when she slept, / And sleeping when she died! - Thomas Hood

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