Samuel Hood

Samuel Hood may refer to:

  • Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724–1816), British admiral
  • Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet (1762–1814), British admiral
  • Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport

Famous quotes containing the words samuel and/or hood:

    “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
    —Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 5:5.

    The third of the Beatitudes, from the Sermon on the Mount. The words recall those in Proverbs 37:11, “But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.” In his Notebooks, the author Samuel Butler wrote, “I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.” (Samuel Butler’s Notebooks, p. 220, 1951)

    “It is not linen you’re wearing out
    But human creatures’ lives!
    Stitch—stitch—stitch,
    In poverty, hunger, and dirt,
    Sewing at once, with a double thread,
    A Shroud as well as a Shirt.”
    —Thomas Hood (1799–1845)