Joseph Fort Newton Quotes

Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.

Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.

Joseph Fort Newton

Tags: bigotry, bridges, compassion, culture, culture wars, cultures, empathy, hate, hatred, inspirational

Not what we have but what we use not what we see but what we choose-these are the things that mar or bless human happiness.

Not what we have but what we use not what we see but what we choose-these are the things that mar or bless human happiness.

Joseph Fort Newton

Tags: forgiveness

About Author

Joseph Fort Newton (1880–1950) was an American Protestant minister and a prominent Masonic author.
Newton was ordained a Baptist minister in 1895. After leaving Baptism he was associated with non-sectarian and universalist churches, and in 1926 was ordained a deacon and priest in the Episcopal Church.