Deus vult
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Quem Deus vult perdere prius dementat; and it really looked as if madness had come upon Rickman in the loneliness and intoxication of his power.
From The Divine Fire by Sinclair, May
J. C., who inquires respecting the author of the oft-quoted saying, "Quem Deus vult perdere," is referred to our first Vol., pp.
From Notes and Queries, Number 52, October 26, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
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 Cottle, Joseph
Boswell quoted Quern Deus vult perdere, prius dementat, and asked where it was.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 by Hill, George Birkbeck Norman
It is truly inexplicable, save by the fearful axiom, Quos Deus vult perdere, dementat.
From Irish Race in the Past and the Present by Thebaud, Augustus J.
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