A collection of sayings drawn from well-known figures, gathered here as short pieces of advice rather than as a continuous argument. The material is positive in tone throughout: quotations chosen for their bearing on encouragement, perseverance and making something of one's circumstances.
It is the kind of book that is read in small pieces rather than straight through — opened at a page, read for a few minutes, set down again. Readers who keep a notebook of lines worth remembering, or who want something to return to on a difficult morning, are the natural audience. It also works as a gift, which the publisher explicitly suggests, and the format lends itself to that: nothing here demands prior reading or special interest in a subject.
Published in English by M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd, an established Colombo house with a long presence in Sri Lankan bookselling and publishing. Compilations of this sort are a staple of the self-improvement shelf in Sri Lanka, where they are read by students, by people preparing for work or interviews, and by anyone who likes having a stock of sayings to hand.
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9789552124211
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