The worst spoke in the cart-wheel breaks first.

More proverbs about Wisdom

• He that is thrown would ever wrestle. One who has suffered defeat becomes perpetually combative, unable to accept vulnerability.
• He who maketh others wretched is himself a wretch, whether prince or peasant. Cruelty corrupts the perpetrator's own soul regardless of their social station or power.
• A growing youth hath a wolf in his stomach. Adolescent bodies demand constant nourishment to fuel their rapid physical development an…
• Youth and white paper take any impression. Young minds and blank surfaces alike absorb whatever marks are made upon them, emphasizin…
• Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly. Passionate effort without understanding creates problems as readily as ignorance itself d…
• Agree, for law is costly. Settling disputes peacefully preserves wealth that litigation devours.