http://jiffyclub.net/blog JiffyClub.net Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:05:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en They despised everything but virtue, caring little for their present state of life, and thinking lightly of the possession of gold and other property, which seemed only a burden to them; neither were they intoxicated by luxury; nor did wealth deprive them of their self-control; but they were sober, and ... http://jiffyclub.net/blog/?p=778 TRADITIONAL VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper ... http://jiffyclub.net/blog/?p=703