Quote by: John Newton

I endeavored to renounce society, that I might avoid temptation. But it was a poor religion; so far as it prevailed, only tended to make me gloomy, stupid, unsociable, and useless.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Newton
  • DescriptionAnglican clergyman and hymn-writer
  • AliasesJohn Henry Newton
  • BornJuly 24, 1725
  • DiedDecember 21, 1807
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionCleric
  • AwardsGospel Music Hall Of Fame