live and let live
Meanings
verb
- To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.
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Etymology
Possibly a calque of 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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