Slippery is the flagstone at the mansion-house door.Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about home, house
When a slippery ground lies ahead do not laugh at those who have fallen.Proverbs and old sayings West African
There never was an old slipper but there was an old stocking to match it.Proverbs and old sayings Irish about old, olderness
The day the monkey is destined to die, all the trees get slippery.Proverbs and old sayings West African about day
There never was a shoe however handsome that did not become an ugly slipper.Proverbs and old sayings Italian
You hold an eel by the tail. [You are dealing with a slippery fellow. ]Proverbs and old sayings Latin