Rabbi Yehuda

Rabbi Yehuda, (135 to 217 CE, supposedly born on the same day that Rabbi Akiva died as a martyr.) or Judah ha-Nasi (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה הַנָּשִׂיא) also spelled Yehudah HaNasi or Judah the Prince or just Judah I. Also known simply as Rebbi or Rabbi who was a second-century chief redactor or editor of the Mishnah of the Talmud. He was a leader in the Jewish community in Roman-occupied Judea after the Bar Kokhba revolt.

"Go; for you were created for this purpose!"

"Blessed be the Lord who has created many souls, in order to support by them the soul of every living being."

"One man earns his world in an hour, while another requires many years".

"I need my sons! ... Let the lamp continue to burn in its usual place; let the table be set in its usual place; let the bed be made in its usual place."

What is the right way for man to choose? That which is honorable in his own eyes (i.e. approved by his conscience), and, at the same time, honorable in the eyes of his fellow-men.

Be as careful with a light mitzvah as a serious one, for you do not know the reward given for mitzvot. Calculate the loss of a mitzvah against its gain, and the gain of a sin against its loss. Look at three things and you will not come to sin: Know what is above you, an eye seeing and an ear listening, and all your deeds are written in a book.

Look not at the jar, but upon what is inside; many a new jug is full of old wine; and many an old jug does not even contain new wine.

Much have I learned from my teachers; more from my colleagues; but most from my students.

Why is the story of the Nazirite juxtaposed to the story of the suspected adulteress? In order to tell you that anyone who sees a suspected adulteress in her corrupted state, he should put himself under a vow never again to drink wine.

Let your secret be known only to yourself; and do not tell your neighbor anything which you perceive may not fitly be listened to.

Great is work, for whoever does not work, people speak about him: From what does that man eat? From what does he drink? ... Great is work, for whoever works, his hand is never missing a prutah.