“Vronsky’s life was particularly happy in that he had a code of principles, which defined with unfailing certitude what should and should not be done. This code of principles covered only a very small circle of contingencies, but in return the principles were never obscure, and Vronsky, as he never went outside that circle, had never had a moment’s hesitation about doing what he ought to do. This code categorically ordained that gambling debts must be paid, the tailor need not be: that one must not lie to a man but might to a woman: that one must ever cheat anyone but one may a husband; that one must never pardon an insult but may insult others oneself, and so on. These principles might be irrational and not good, but they were absolute and in complying with them Vronsky felt at ease and could hold his head high”.
RKS Literature: Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenin”: Count Vronsky’s Code of Principles
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