Indulge
To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain
to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations;
to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge children in their caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in pleasure.
To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; -- followed by in, but formerly, also, by to.
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Indulge Quotations
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
George Washington
Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge.
Napoleon Hill
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
George S. Patton
It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.
Gertrude Stein
We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.
Walter Winchell
I am now in that happy comfortable state that I do not hesitate to indulge in any fancy in regard to diet, but watch the consequences, and do not continue any course which adds to weight or bulk and consequent discomfort.
William Banting
It is true I gained muscular vigour, but with it a prodigious appetite, which I was compelled to indulge, and consequently increased in weight, until my kind old friend advised me to forsake the exercise.
William Banting
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
Moliere
There are moments to indulge and enjoy, but I always know when it's time to go home and wash my knickers.
Kate Winslet
Verily, we know not what an evil it is to indulge ourselves, and to make an idol of our will.
Samuel Rutherford
Indulge Translations
indulge in Dutch is ontzien, sparen
indulge in Finnish is armahtaa
indulge in German is Nachsicht zeigen, nachgeben
indulge in Spanish is complacerse
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