"Jugend hat keine Tugend" meaning in German

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Proverb

Audio: De-Jugend hat keine Tugend.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “youth has no virtue”. Compare Dutch jeugd heeft geen deugd. Etymology templates: {{m-g|youth has no virtue}} “youth has no virtue”, {{lit|youth has no virtue}} Literally, “youth has no virtue”, {{cog|nl|jeugd heeft geen deugd}} Dutch jeugd heeft geen deugd Head templates: {{head|de|proverb}} Jugend hat keine Tugend
  1. young people are less likely to follow a moral and virtuous lifestyle (e.g. because they find it hard to control their desires)
    Sense id: en-Jugend_hat_keine_Tugend-de-proverb-exQcgH8C Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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