Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.
Weakest
The weakest goes to the wall.
Shakespeare.—Romeo and Juliet, Act I. Scene 1. (Gregory to Samson.)
He that of greatest works is finisher,
Oft does them by the weakest minister;
So holy writ in babes hath judgment shewn,
When judges have been babes.
Shakespeare.—All’s Well that Ends Well, Act II. Scene 1. (Helena to the King.)
[See Psalm viii, Ver. 2; Matthew, Chap. xxi, Ver. 16; 2 Kings, Chap. v, Ver. 3.]