The ambiguities of language, both in terms of vocabulary and syntax, are fascinating: how important connotation is, what is lost and what is gained in the linguistic transition.
“One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the time, incompetent or crazy.”
“If a servant strives to please his master and studies and takes pains to do it, I believe there are but few masters who would use such a servant cruelly.”