Chasidut for Eruvin 107:2
תנא תלמיד אחד היה לו לרבי אליעזר שנתחייב בשריפה למקום אמרו הניחו לו אדם גדול שמש
One taught: R'Eliezer<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Var. lec. 'E. b. Jacob'. tbbha iba gkx ia ia');"><sup>5</sup></span> had a disciple who learned in a low voice. After three years he forgot his learning. One taught: R'Eliezer had a student who deserved burning [for an offence] against the Omnipresent - 'Leave him alone', the Rabbis pleaded, 'he attended on a great man'.
Chovat HaTalmidim
Your love should be because you know and remember that you are all messengers of God, such that none of you can say, "I am for myself and my friends are completely secondary." Nothing depends upon you, but rather upon the One on high who sent you. You must serve with all of your strength; and Your God of hosts will raise and make each one of you great, both spiritually and physically - according to the level of his service and the level of his humility. And how many times have we been shown lads with great abilities who remained insignificant because they became haughty. Moreover, even regarding a great man who already merited to be a Torah scholar, the Sages, may their memory be blessed, said (Eruvin 54a), "If he becomes arrogant, the Holy One, blessed be He, brings him down." And how many lads have we seen who were not noteworthy as children, but became the glory of Israel as adults!
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