•1 You can’t judge wine by looking at the vineyard it came from.
•2 You can’t judge honey by looking at the beehive it came from.
•3 You can’t judge an idea by looking at the philosophy it came from.
•4 You can’t judge an idea by looking at the author who first wrote about it.
•5 You can’t judge an idea by looking at the circumstances, culture, or time period in which it was first expressed.