What’s the 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.”
Meaning
Milk of human kindness
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What's the meaning of the phrase 'Milk of human kindness'?
Care and compassion for others.
