Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all …

William Shakespeare
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Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search. ✨ 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 1, sc. 1, l. 114
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