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human nature

 noun
     
human nature [uncountable]
1 the qualities or ways of behaving that are natural and common to most people
2

it's (only/just) human nature

spoken used to say that a particular feeling or way of behaving is normal and natural
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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