The end may be near

From Wikipedia 

"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." - Proverbs 16:18

When bureaucrats assure you something can't happen, what they say can't happen may be just around the corner.

Yellen: Banks 'very much stronger'; another financial crisis not likely 'in our lifetime'

I put Yellen's sentiments right up there with "God himself could not sink this ship."