Tip-Off #82 - A Neglected Virtue

"Precious things have been put before us, and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm." - Marilynn Robinson, Gilead: A Novel

Vermeer's masterpiece: "The Milkmaid" 1657-1658, 41 x 45.5 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Public domain.

In Spanish, a natural expression of personal appreciation is "Me gusta su manera de ser." In English, that sounds stilted: "I like your way of being" or "I like the way you are." The Spanish phrase contrasts favorably with common English idi…