There are horrible people who, instead of solving a problem, tangle it up and make it harder to solve for anyone who wants to deal with it. Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.
Friedrich Nietzsche

If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.
Friedrich Nietzsche

One should die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.
Friedrich Nietzsche

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
Confucius

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
Confucius

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.
Confucius

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
Socrates

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.
Socrates

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.
Helen Keller

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
George Washington

You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.
Pablo Picasso

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?
Pablo Picasso

A man should never neglect his family for business.
Walt Disney

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
Groucho Marx

Women should be obscene and not heard.
Groucho Marx

Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me?
Groucho Marx

If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?
Steven Wright