He who desires the rabbi should go to him
In the question: A person needs to take the trouble and to come from within with respect for the authority he needs, and not to expect it to come to him.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הָרוֹצֶה אֶת הָרַב יֵלֵךְ אֵלָיו
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: אָדָם צָרִיךְ לִטְרֹחַ וּלְהַגִּיעַ מִתּוֹךְ כָּבוֹד לְבַעַל הַסַּמְכוּת לוֹ הוּא נִזְקָק וְלֹא לְצַפּוֹת שֶׁיָּבוֹא אֵלָיו.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)