Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Y. C. James Yen

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Last updated on April 14, 2025.

Y. C. James Yen, known to his many English speaking friends as "Jimmy," was a Chinese educator and organizer known for his work in mass literacy and rural reconstruction, first in China, then in many countries.

October 26, 1893 - 1990

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A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The heart of a missionary The spirit of a crusader.

Y. C. James Yen

Commitment cannot be taught; it can only be caught. I refer to the crusading spirit. Without the crusading spirit, you may have the starting power but not the staying power.

Y. C. James Yen

Go to the people and live among them in order to know them and learn from them.

Y. C. James Yen

We work with the people not out of pity but out of respect for their potential for growth and development, both as individuals and as communities.

Y. C. James Yen

Technical know-how of the experts must be transformed into practical do-how of the people.

Y. C. James Yen

Relief has its place. But what the people need is not relief, but release - release of their own potential for development.

Y. C. James Yen

When we talk about democracy, if the people's stomach is empty, democracy is also empty. Democracy can not be installed by fiat; it must be achieved by the people themselves.

Y. C. James Yen

Go to the people Live among them Learn from them Love them Serve them Plan with them Start with what they know Build on what they have.

Y. C. James Yen

When we have a new heart, we become new people, and then we have a new society, then we have a new nation.

Y. C. James Yen

The people are the foundation of the nation. Our only chance for a lasting peace on earth: the release of the strength of the common man.

Y. C. James Yen

True independence is not a gift to be received. It can't be a hand-out to people. It must be an achievement by the people.

Y. C. James Yen

I must dedicate my life to teaching my people, for only education would make their lot less bitter, their latent power more strong.

Y. C. James Yen

Top 12 Quotes & Sayings by Y. C. James Yen

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