不以人廢言 [ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄢˊ; bu4 yi3 ren2 fei4 yan2] not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers ◄ ►