Hillel the Elder

Hillel the Elder (d. ca. 10 CE) was an ancient Jewish religiouus scholar and philosopher, originally from Babylon. His experiences and life are recounted in The Talmud. Many of his sayings became fundamental to the rabbinical tradition. One of his most famous sayings was "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And being for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?"
==References==
* Earl Sinclair, shocked into being more mindful of the planet and thoughtful in general, quotes Hillel in the third season Dinosaurs episode "We Are Not Alone," trimming the saying slightly: "If I am not for myself, Fran, who will be for me? And if not now, when?" This elicits a confused "What?" from Fran Sinclair.
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