once a man, twice a child

Proverb

 * 1) A man is born as a child, grows to adulthood, and consequently enters old age, when he deteriorates and reverts to a childlike state.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 反老还童 (fǎn lǎo huán tóng)
 * Finnish: höperö vanhus on kuin lapsi
 * Icelandic: tvisvar verður gamall maður barn
 * Macedonian:
 * Swedish: gå i barndom