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The meaning and origin of the expression: Milk of human kindness

Milk of human kindness

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What's the meaning of the phrase 'Milk of human kindness'?

Care and compassion for others.

What's the origin of the phrase 'Milk of human kindness'?

The meaning and origin of the phrase 'Milk of human kindness'From Shakespeare's Macbeth, 1605:

"Yet doe I feare thy Nature, It is too full o' th' Milke of humane kindnesse."

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