quos deus vult perdere prius dementat

foreign term quos de·us vult per·de·re pri·us de·men·tat \kwōs-ˈdā-u̇s-ˌwu̇lt-ˈper-de-ˌrā-ˌpri-u̇s-dā-ˈmen-ˌtät\

Definition of QUOS DEUS VULT PERDERE PRIUS DEMENTAT

: those whom a god wishes to destroy he first drives mad

Latin

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