--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Youth should be kept strangers to all…" description: "\"Youth should be kept strangers to all that is bad, and especially to things which suggest vice or hate. When the five years have passed away, during th..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/aristotle-78_age_youth-should-be-kept-strangers-to-all-th_565537.jpg" --- # Youth should be kept strangers to all that is bad, and… ![“Youth should be kept strangers to all that is bad, and especially to things which suggest vice or hate. When the five years have passed away, during the two following years they must look on at the pursuits which they are hereafter to learn. There are two periods of life with reference to which…” quote by Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/aristotle-78_age_youth-should-be-kept-strangers-to-all-th_565537.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/aristotle-78_age_youth-should-be-kept-strangers-to-all-th_565537.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/aristotle-78_age_youth-should-be-kept-strangers-to-all-th_565537.jpg) > “Youth should be kept strangers to all that is bad, and especially to things which suggest vice or hate. When the five years have passed away, during the two following years they must look on at the pursuits which they are hereafter to learn. There are two periods of life with reference to which education has to be divided, from seven to the age of puberty, and onwards to the age of one and twenty.” [Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristotle/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Youth should be shielded from harmful influences, especially vice and hatred, and later guided toward constructive pursuits. **In simple terms:** Protect youth from vice, then guide them to learning. Key Takeaway Guard early years, then educate. Themes education morality development Mood cautious reflective Type advisory ethical When to use this quote - parenting - school curriculum - community programs Key Concepts virtue ethics pedagogy Questions to Reflect On - How can we balance protection with exposure to reality? - What role should peers play in moral development? 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