"I deserve this punishment for not acting according to the teaching of my Rabbi.”

The Sage Abaye said the above when his mill collapsed due to a flood, but could have been saved had he accepted and obeyed the ruling of Rabah, his Rabbi (Rashi).

• Beitza 36b

“May it be the will of G-d that the words of Torah that I will say will be accepted.”

Rabbi Aba would say this prayer when he travelled from Bavel to Eretz Yisrael as a petition to G-d that his words would be accepted by the rabbis there and he would not be embarrassed (Rashi).

• Beitza 38a

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