Quote of the Day (Anthony Powell, on Wisdom and Judgment)

“Wisdom is the power to admit that you cannot understand and judge the people in their entirety.” —English novelist Anthony Powell (1905-2000), A Dance to the Music of Time: "A Question of Uprbringing," 1st Movement (1951)

Quote of the Day (St. John of the Cross, on Love and Judgment)

“In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.”— St. John of the Cross (1542-1591), Dichos 64.

Quote of the Day (The Prophet Amos, on the Complacent of His Time--And Ours)

“Woe to you who are complacent in Zion,

    and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria,

you notable men of the foremost nation,

    to whom the people of Israel come!...

You put off the day of disaster

    and bring near a reign of terror.

You lie on beds adorned with ivory

    and lounge on your couches.

You dine on choice lambs

    and fattened calves.

You strum away on your harps like David

    and improvise on musical instruments.

You drink wine by the bowlful

    and use the finest lotions,

    but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile;

    your feasting and lounging will end.”—Amos 6: 1, 3-7 (New International Version)

The image accompanying this post is from the watercolor The Prophet Amos (ca. 1888), by James Tissot (1836 – 1902).