The YMBA, or Young Men's Buddhist Association, was first created in Sri Lanka as part of a bid to provide Buddhist institutions as an alternative to the Young Men's Christian Association, otherwise known as the YMCA. It has had many famous presidents such as the philanthropist Ernest de Silva. It also exists in other countries, although they seem to be independent organizations.
Famous quotes containing the words young men, young, men and/or association:
“Twenty-eight young men bathe by the shore,
Twenty-eight young men and all so friendly;”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
“A young branch takes on all the bends that one gives it.”
—Chinese proverb.
“These men are worth
Your tears: You are not worth their merriment.”
—Wilfred Owen (1893–1918)
“The aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression.”
—French National Assembly. Declaration of the Rights of Man (drafted and discussed August 1789, published September 1791)