631. William Shakespeare. 1564-1616. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	631
AUTHOR:	William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
QUOTATION:	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.
ATTRIBUTION:	The Merchant of Venice. Act i. Sc. 1. [text]
BIOGRAPHY:	Columbia Encyclopedia.
WORKS:	William Shakespeare Collection.