Does not recognize the authority of the sages

Expressions researched:
"does not recognize the authority of the sages"

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Canto 4

A foolish person who manufactures his own ways and means through mental speculation and does not recognize the authority of the sages who lay down unimpeachable directions is simply unsuccessful again and again in his attempts

SB 4.18.5, Translation: A foolish person who manufactures his own ways and means through mental speculation and does not recognize the authority of the sages who lay down unimpeachable directions is simply unsuccessful again and again in his attempts.