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אם אין אני לי, מי לי? וכשאני לעצמי, מה אני? ואם לא עכשיו, אימתי?

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?

Balance self-reliance with responsibility toward others, and never delay doing what is right.

Traditional Israel Wisdom, Israel

Source: Hillel the Elder, Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers) 1:14, Mishnah, c. 200 CE

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