Deus vult
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The grave matron heard me, and, shaking her head, learnedly replied, "Quos Deus vult perdere dementat."
From Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey by Joseph Cottle
The history of the phrase— "Quem Deus vult perdere," will be seen in our First Volume, pp.
From Notes and Queries, Number 192, July 2, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat was never more thoroughly exemplified, and the course pursued proves incontestably that Mr. Staunton possesses a certain kind of courage which does not stick at trifles.
From The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Frederick Milnes Edge
Evoe! attend ye bacchanalians! start at this dark train of evils, and, amid your immodest jests, and idiot laughter, recollect, Quem Deus vult perdere, prius dementat.
From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
Quem Deus vult perdere, prius dementat: when the gods have decreed that a king must fall, they fill him first with folly.
From The Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole
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