The measure of a person's disposition is this: ... how great is the distance between his understanding and his actions. Basically we all understand the highest. A child, the simplest person, and the wisest all understand the highest. ... But what makes the difference is whether we understand it at a distance—so that we do not act accordingly, or close at hand—so that we act accordingly and "cannot do otherwise." Works of Love

Hairdressers are professional gossips; when only the hands are busy, the tongue is seldom still. The Post Office Girl 

Woman learns to hate to the extent to which her charms decrease. Beyond Good and Evil

A man should be upright, not kept upright. Book III