Ecclesiastes/theme

Famous quotes containing the words ecclesiastes and/or theme:

“Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Ecclesiastes 10:1.

“If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)