Live and let live
We should live the life we choose and allow others to do the same.
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live and let live
live and let liveShow tolerance for those different from yourself. For example, I'm not going to tell my sister what to do—live and let live, I say. [First half of 1600s]
Live and let live
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live and let live
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How about we live and let live, and all live longer and better?
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2023
I try to live and let live, but the moms will not stop using my driveway for their kid drop-offs.
From Slate • Dec. 27, 2022
“For my personal viewpoint, I think the idea of live and let live is alive and well,” he says.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2022
His eldest daughter Anne Ferguson said the family had been brought up to "live and let live".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2021
Why couldn’t people just live and let live?
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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