Where it is weakest there the thread breaketh.

Meaning: Failure occurs at the point of greatest vulnerability, not where strength exists.

Origin: From 'A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases' (1870). Public domain.

Translations

• French: Où il est faible le fil se rompt (literally: Where the thread is weakest it breaks)

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