live and let live
Meaning
To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.
Etymology
First mentioned in 1622 by Gerard de Malynes in a book about trade law, who mentioned "the Dutch proverbe leuen ende laeten leuven, to live and let others live".
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