Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: "anyone whose his action keeps him behind, his lineage cannot push him forward." in another version, it is expressed thus: "whoever misses his own personal attainments cannot gain any benefit from his forefathers' attainments.".

Slow down once today and ask: is this the wise response?

Saying 399 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)