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Those whom God wishes to destroy...Posted by ESC on February 16, 2003 In Reply to: Quote and source posted by John on February 16, 2003 : There is a quote that is something like "The gods first make mad whom they would destroy.....' : Anyone know this quote, its origins and when? : Thanks, : John Here's what I found. I have a feeling that this saying has appeared in many versions over the years. "Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad." Euripides (c. 485-406 B.C.) Quos (or Quem) deus vult perdere prius dementate (Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad). Saying under "Anonymous: L*tin. From "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations," Seventeenth Edition.
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