lived and let live
Accepted others' ways
Lived and let live is the past tense of the expression *live and let live*, meaning one tolerated others' choices while expecting the same in return.
It describes a past attitude of mutual noninterference: We lived and let live back then—nobody cared what the neighbors did.
- mind your own businessStop meddling in others' affairs
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- mutual respectTwo-way esteem between parties
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
laissez-faire · personal space · open-mindedness · acceptance · non-interference · understanding · pluralism · inclusivity · agree to disagree · patience · harmony · coexistence · cooperation · discretion · good fences make good neighbors · peacefulness · pacifism · peaceful coexistence
lived and let livemeddled
Interfered without invitation
interfered · controlled · micromanaged · meddlesome · busybody
lived and let liveintolerant
Rejecting differing beliefs
moralized · judged · condemned · censorious · judgmental
lived and let liveauthoritarian
Favoring absolute control
totalitarian · tyrannical · dictatorial · oppressive · nanny state
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