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live and let live
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live and let liveverb
Be tolerant; enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and allow others to do the same.
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Live and let live
Live and let live is the spontaneous rise of non-aggressive co-operative behaviour that developed during the First World War particularly during prolonged periods of Trench Warfare on the Western Front. Perhaps one of the most famous examples of this is the Christmas Truce of 1914. It is a process that can be characterised as the deliberate abstaining from the use of violence during war. Sometimes it can take the form of overt truces or pacts negotiated locally by soldiers. At other times it can be a tacit behaviour—sometimes characterised as "letting sleeping dogs lie"—whereby both sides refrain from firing or using their weapons, or deliberately discharge them in a ritualistic or routine way that signals their non-lethal intent.
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live and let live
Read the full text of the Live And Let Live poem by Nikhil Parekh on the Poetry.com website.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of live and let live in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of live and let live in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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