Arthur L. Herman

Millions of Americans cannot tell you who lived at Mount Vernon or who wrote the Declaration of Independence - let alone the Emancipation Proclamation. But they know that to be 'a Benedict Arnold' is to be a traitor of the deepest dye - someone who coldly betrays not only a sacred cause but every moral scruple along the way.

American Historian

Markus Wolf

One person can take papers, photograph them without getting excited, return them, and give them away without any scruples; while someone else has to overcome an enormous obstacle.

German Public Servant

James Buchan

One of the admirable features of British novelists is that they have no scruple about setting their stories in foreign settings with wholly foreign personnel.

British Novelist

William Morris Hunt

I don't like persuaded sitters. I never could paint a cat if the cat had any scruples, religious, superstitious, or otherwise, about sitting.

American Artist

Helmut Jahn

The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.

German Architect

Alfred Hitchcock

There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.

English Director

Anatole France

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

French Novelist

Fernando Pessoa

To choose ways of not acting was ever the concern and scruple of my life.

Portuguese Author

Edward Dahlberg

Writing is conscience, scruple, and the farming of our ancestors.

American Novelist

Moliere

French Playwright

Use 'scruple' when describing an ethical or moral hesitation.

Moral Dilemma

'Having no scruples' implies that someone is unprincipled or lacking morality.

Negative Connotation

'Scruples' is commonly used in the plural form to discuss doubts or hesitations.

Often Plural

Use the historical definition in discussions of old measurements or ancient practices.

Historical Context

As a unit of measurement, 'scruple' is archaic, so use it chiefly for historical context.

Rarely Used

Use 'scruple' as a verb when someone hesitates to act due to moral concerns.

Action Hesitation

'Scruple' is less commonly used as a verb, but it adds gravity to ethical dilemmas.