Both Uses of
scruples
in
The Idiot
- This good flunkey, in spite of his conscientious scruples, really could not resist continuing such a very genteel and agreeable conversation.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- You do not scruple to make a libertine of that noble man; you call him a sensualist as coolly as if you were speaking the truth, and yet it would not be possible to find a chaster man.†
Chpt 2.8
Definition:
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(scruples) ethical or moral principles that discourage certain kinds of action