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That you are a child once, then a man, then in your old age you need to be cared for like a child again - so once a man, twice a child.
This is a very old saying, most popularly taken from Hamlet, Act II, Scene II, but one of the 'church fathers,' Clement of Alexandria, writing around 200AD on the subject of plagiarism, writes this:
Theopompus [c. 350BC] having written:-"Twice children are old men in very truth; " And before him Sophocles [c. 450BC] in Peleus:- "Peleus, the son of Aeacus, I, sole housekeeper, Guide, old as he is now, and train again, For the aged man is once again a child,"- Antipho the orator [c. 430BC] says, "For the nursing of the old is like the nursing of children." Also the philosopher Plato [c. 400BC] says, "The old man then, as seems, will be twice a child.
(from the Stromata, or Miscellanies, Book VI, Chapter II)
It is also quoted in the Jewish Midrash "Genesis Rabbah" (pg. 62) which would be dated somewhere around 500AD; it appears to be a reference to Lot, as it's referring to his descendants, the Ammonites and Moabites, but is contained in a larger section of commentary on Gen. 14.
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What Bob Marley record contains the line 'once a man twice a child'?
The lyric, 'once a man,twice a child' is from the song titled "Real Situation". This song was released in 1980 on Bob Marley & The Wailers' album, "Uprising". Also, there is a great reggae song called "Once a Man, Twice a Child" by Justin Hinds.
Is the quote 'Once a man twice a child' a proverb or an idiom?
Does it mean what it seems to mean? That is how you tell.Let's look at it - "Once a man, twice a child" would mean that you are a child twice, and a man once - or, you are childish, then you grow up, then you grow old and become childish again.So it's not an idiom because an idiom would not make sense unless you knew exactly what it meant. It must be a proverb.
Once an adult twice a child?
This is not a biblical proverb but one of man's - born needing help, adulthood stands on their own, old age needing help again is its premise.
Where did the saying once a man twice a child come from?
This also should include women. ONCE A MAN TWICE A CHILD means we are born as children, come into adulthood and man leads a hopefully good and strong life and works hard, but, old age sneaks up and before death the man becomes a child again (either in a nursing home where he is cared for like a baby) or loses his place in the ranks of society. Thus "twice a child."That is not a Biblical expression, it is simply an old worldly phrase.Perhaps you are already aware of this and are asking for the origin prior to Shakespeare, but the phrase "an old man is twice a child" is actually from Hamlet.It is not original to Hamlet, however: One of the Christian 'church fathers,' Clement of Alexandria, writing around 200AD on the subject of plagiarism, writes this:Theopompus [c. 350BC] having written:-"Twice children are old men in very truth; " And before him Sophocles [c. 450BC] in Peleus:- "Peleus, the son of Aeacus, I, sole housekeeper, Guide, old as he is now, and train again, For the aged man is once again a child,"- Antipho the orator [c. 430BC] says, "For the nursing of the old is like the nursing of children." Also the philosopher Plato [c. 400BC] says, "The old man then, as seems, will be twice a child.(from the Stromata, or Miscellanies, Book VI, Chapter II)It is also quoted in the Jewish Midrash "Genesis Rabbah" (pg. 62) which would be dated somewhere around 500AD; it appears to be a reference to Lot, as it's referring to his descendants, the Ammonites and Moabites, but is contained in a larger section of commentary on Gen. 14.
What does the phrase they say an old man is twice a child mean?
You are a child once, then a man, then in your old age you need to be cared for like a child again - so you are once a man, but twice a child. The origin of the saying is in antiquity: One of the Christian 'church fathers,' Clement of Alexandria, writing around 200AD on the subject of plagiarism, writes this: Theopompus [c. 350BC] having written:-"Twice children are old men in very truth; " And before him Sophocles [c. 450BC] in Peleus:- "Peleus, the son of Aeacus, I, sole housekeeper, Guide, old as he is now, and train again, For the aged man is once again a child,"- Antipho the orator [c. 430BC] says, "For the nursing of the old is like the nursing of children." Also the philosopher Plato [c. 400BC] says, "The old man then, as seems, will be twice a child. (from the Stromata, or Miscellanies, Book VI, Chapter II) It is also quoted in the Jewish Midrash "Genesis Rabbah" (pg. 62) which would be dated somewhere around 500AD; it appears to be a reference to Lot, as it's referring to his descendants, the Ammonites and Moabites, but is contained in a larger section of commentary on Gen. 14.
What means child is the father of men?
For me, there are possible meanings: 1. Every man at first is a child, and his experiences from childhood make him a man, they shape him. 2. Every man becomes a true man when he has a family with a child. Care of the child makes him a man.
What comes to a man and a woman once twice to an infant never to a boy and a girl?
The letter 'n'.
Who were the people that died twice in the old testament?
The book of Hebrew says That it is recorded for man to die but once and then the judgement.
What does it mean when someone says he's twice the man you'll ever be?
He means that he is much better than you!
What do mean of paternal acknoledgement?
It means that a man who is the biological father of a child admits it is his child. He acknowledges paternity or fatherhood.
Did any man walked twice on the moon?
No one walked on the moon more than once. Three astronauts flew to the moon but only walked on it once each.
If a man is currently incarcerated and has been since the birth of his child once he is released from prision is he responsible for child support during the time he was locked up?
Not normally. As he has no means of income when locked up he can't be expected to pay child support for that time. He will be expected to start from the time he is released though.
