“It is said that whomsoever the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. In fact, whomsoever the gods wish to destroy, they first hand the equivalent of a stick with a fizzing fuse and Acme Dynamite Company written on the side. It's more interesting, and doesn't take so long.”
“Quos vilt perdere dementat' Whome the gods wish to destroy, they first drive mad (Latin).”
“Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes angry.”
“whom fortune wishes to destroy she first makes mad”
“Whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first call promising.”
“Those whom God wishes to destroy he drives mad.”