The few people who work earnestly are those who want to accumulate wealth. They are born with exceptional ability and a drive to reach the top. Even if they life as a worker, they become very wealthy. Had their needs been met at the beginning, they would never have acquired the capacity for hard work and commitment. Why is it that rich men's children fail within two or three generations?

~ මාර්ටින් වික්‍රමසිංහ

මාර්ටින් වික්‍රමසිංහ Ceylon Hard Work Rich Men Sinhalese Srilanka Urban Life Wealth

The poor commit villainies because they are poor or because they have no alternative employment. But the rich do them in order to enjoy themselves more or to earn more money.

~ මාර්ටින් වික්‍රමසිංහ

මාර්ටින් වික්‍රමසිංහ Ceylon Poverty Rich Sinhalese Srilanka Urban Life

How not to miss those days when the sun was a happy companion that stayed to play all year round and kissed me a careless nut brown? When Mother caught the sweet rain in her well behind the house, and the air was so clear that the grass smelled green?

~ Rani Manicka

Rani Manicka Ceylon Nature S Beauty Sun

A traditional Englishman drinks tea to the point where his blood has long-since been replaced with an infusion of Ceylon, Assam, and Darjeeling.

~ Fennel Hudson

Fennel Hudson Assam Ceylon Darjeeling Drinking English Tea Tea Drinking