Seneca: I will not be embarrassed to borrow a fine…

Good advice does not become false because of who said it. We often dismiss an insight because it comes from a rival, an inexperienced colleague, an unfashionable source, or someone whose other views we reject. That reflex protects our identity more than it protects truth. A wiser approach is selective: take what is useful, test it, and leave the rest. You do not need to join a camp in order to learn from one sentence, one practice, or one person. Today, listen for an idea you would normally ignore because of its source. Ask whether it is sound on its own merits. Perhaps a junior teammate sees a flaw you missed, or a tradition outside your own offers a helpful discipline. Intellectual humility does not mean accepting everything. It means valuing truth enough to recognize it wherever it appears. Let usefulness outrank the desire to keep your sources impressive.