Speaking at the Nesivos Chochmah yeshiva whose rosh yeshiva is HaGaon Rav D. Wolfson, where he goes periodically to deliver shiurim, HaRav Lando said afterwards:
"You study Torah. Fortunate are you for you are upholding the world. Persevere in your studies and be successful. Bear especially in mind to hear well what you are being taught. You are elite young bochurim immersed in study, ascending all the while.
"But you must specifically fortify yourselves in listening to what the Rosh Yeshiva and your rabbonim teach you. If you will listen, fine, but if you engage in all kinds of outings, you will be tempted to become erstwhile tourists. The path to becoming true scholars is only by learning and reviewing what your teachers in yeshiva say. This is the only way to succeed in Torah: to heed their lessons, for only they know what is truly good for you," he said.
He added with emphasis, "If you study alone without guidance, you will become confused and your head will be muddled. This is not good for anything; it is counterproductive, especially so in Torah study. One must understand and progress in one's knowledge in order to become a talmid chochom. It requires perseverance but also to receive and internalize the teachings of one's rabbonim."
He went on to clarify: "This is not so simple. Rather one must toil and toil some more in the manner that your teachers specify and thus to continue to progress, according to their guidelines. One must be wary not to get confused or to confuse others. With Hashem's help, you will succeed in Torah and in all other ways. May you be a source of nachas to my friend, the Rosh Yeshiva, and to all those interested in your benefit, namely, your rabbonim, and may you enjoy every kind of goodness."
He moved all the participants when he concluded with this announcement, "I wish to add one more personal request. Our Rosh Yeshiva, Rosh Yeshivas Slobodke (HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlita), is very ill, and the prayers of precious bnei Torah as yourselves, are more weighty than gold. I plead with you: pray for him, for Rav Moshe Hillel ben Mindel, for a speedy recovery."
