आचार्यात् पादमादत्ते पादं शिष्यः स्वमेधया ।
सब्रह्मचारिभ्यः पादं पादं कालक्रमेण च ॥
AchAryAt pAdamAdatte, pAdam shiShyaH swamedhayA |
sa-brahmachAribhyaH pAdam, pAdam kAlakrameNa cha ||
(One gains knowledge) - one-fourth from the teacher, one-fourth from own intelligence, one-fourth from fellow-students, and one-fourth with time!
~ Subhashita