live and let live

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".

Verb

 * 1)  To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.

Usage notes

 * Often expressed hortatively as a proverb.

Related terms

 * live-and-let-live

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Libyan Arabic: عيش وخلي الناس تعيش
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 己立立人，己達達人
 * Czech: žít a nechat žít
 * Dutch: leef en laat leven
 * Finnish: elää ja antaa toistenkin elää
 * French: vivre et laisser vivre
 * German:
 * Hebrew: חֲיֵה וְתֵן לִחְיוֹת
 * Hungarian: élni és élni hagyni
 * Italian: vivi e lascia vivere
 * Norwegian: lev og la leve
 * Portuguese: viver e deixar viver
 * Romanian: trăiește și lasă să trăiască
 * Russian: живи́ и дай жить други́м, сам живи́ и други́м жить не меша́й
 * Slovak: žiť a nechať žiť
 * Spanish: vivir y dejar vivir
 * Swedish: lev och låt leva
 * Turkish: yaşa ve yaşat