Reference for Kiddushin 65:19

א"ר אייבו אמר ר' ינאי

R'Johanan used to rise before the heathen<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'Aramean'.');">²⁸</span> aged, saying: 'How many troubles have passed over these!' Raba would not rise up, yet he shewed them respect.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In speech.');">²⁹</span> Abaye used to give his hand to the aged. Raba sent his messengers.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To help up the aged. tbt hf tct rc');">³⁰</span> R'Nahman sent his guardsmen, [for] he said: 'But for the Torah, how many Nahman B'Abba<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Read with MS.M., ,' 'like me', instead of , 'b. Abba'.]');">³¹</span> are there in the market place!'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., his pre-eminence was due solely to his learning, and therefore it was not meet that he himself should help up the aged.');">³²</span> R'Aibu said in R'Jannai's name:

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