Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is live and let live and it’s meaning is “to tolerate others’ opinions, beliefs and behaviours as they tolerate your own; be tolerant, be broad-minded, be receptive, be even-tempered”.
Example Sentence: A few incidents from Mahatma Gandhi’s life show how his strong principles and ideas actually had their roots from early on… The seeds of ideologies such as nonviolence, truthfulness, patriotism and a strong belief in peace and equality of all mankind, and standing up for what is right — sown in early childhood — grew forth into sturdy trees that not only gave Indians their freedom in a peaceful manner, but also gave the world the philosophy of ‘live and let live’.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article The making of a Mahatma and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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