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PROVERB

A DEAD FISH CAN SWIM WITH THE STREAM; IT TAKES A LIVE ONE TO
GO AGAINST THE STREAM.

Submitter comment: I RECALL MY GRANDMOTHER, ELLA HAWKINS JOINER, TELLING ME THIS
WHEN I DISAGREED WITH AN ACTIVITY OF MY FRIENDS.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

Date learned: 06-14-1972

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