“In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man.”

— Hillel the Elder

<span lang="he" dir="rtl">במקום שאין אנשים, השתדל להיות איש.</span>
Bemakom she'ein anashim, hishtadel lihyot ish.
2:6
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Mishnah rabbi -112–9 BC

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