Definition of live and let live
—used to say that a person should live as he or she chooses and let other people do the same His philosophy was to live and let live.
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“Live and let live.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20and%20let%20live. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021.
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