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Quotation from Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Ulysses)

Troilus and Cressida, Act III, Scene III (Project Gutenberg #1528)

In context the 'touch of nature' is the universal human preference for new-gilded trifles over past merit, not a statement about brotherhood.

Citation: "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin" — William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act III, Scene III (Project Gutenberg #1528). (id troilus-and-cressida-q9)

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