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Epictetus
Cryptography
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The following quotes are attributed to Greek philosopher Epictetus. He was born around 55 A.D., although there is no exact documentation. He spent his youth as a slave in Rome to Epaphroditus, a very wealthy freedman of Nero. Epictetus studied Stoic philosophy as a slave.
Can you decode them?
* The hint contains three vowels.
T=B
"CO IPCG TI DUMEIF MO HMX NFQ CR TI RSXI, KMSSIKR HMXSDIGO, CO CR TI N GCI, GNXAW NR CR."
"CR'D FMR JWNR WNUUIFD RM HMX, TXR WMJ HMX SINKR RM CR RWNR ZNRRISD."
Can you decode them?
* The hint contains three vowels.
T=B
"CO IPCG TI DUMEIF MO HMX NFQ CR TI RSXI, KMSSIKR HMXSDIGO, CO CR TI N GCI, GNXAW NR CR."
"CR'D FMR JWNR WNUUIFD RM HMX, TXR WMJ HMX SINKR RM CR RWNR ZNRRISD."
Hint
C=II=E
X=U
Answer
"IF EVIL BE SPOKEN OF YOU AND IT BE TRUE, CORRECT YOURSELF, IF IT BE A LIE, LAUGH AT IT.""IT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU, BUT HOW YOU REACT TO IT THAT MATTERS."
KEY:
A=G
C=I
D=S
E=K
F=N
G=L
H=Y
I=E
J=W
K=C
M=O
N=A
O=F
P=V
Q=D
R=T
S=R
T=B
U=P
W=H
X=U
Z=M
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