Live and let live means to accept others' ways and expect the same in return. My motto is live and let live, we live and let live here.
It is a statement about tolerance and also about not being interfered with, which is why it appeals to people who want both. It appears in English from 1622 and may be a translation from Dutch.
1phraselive and let liveTo accept others' ways and expect the same in return.
“My neighbours are noisy, but I believe in live and let live.”
live and let live is a saying.
Recorded in English from 1622 and possibly a translation of a Dutch phrase used in trade.
Dutch
leven en laten leven
English, today
live and let live
Possibly a Dutch leven en laten leven, which was mentioned by Gerard de Malynes in a 1622 book about trade law (in the then-current spelling leuen ende laeten leuen).
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