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The following quotes are accredited to Socrates (469 B.C. - 399 B.C.).
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
Q=T
"ICPQZGVEE OVCOGV GATV CKGL QC VMQ MKS SPAKF; OVCOGV CW ICPQZ VMQ MKS SPAKF CKGL QC GATV."
"QZV HKVUMJAKVS GAWV AE KCQ ICPQZ GATAKY."
Can you decode them?
Both puzzles use the same code.
Q=T
"ICPQZGVEE OVCOGV GATV CKGL QC VMQ MKS SPAKF; OVCOGV CW ICPQZ VMQ MKS SPAKF CKGL QC GATV."
"QZV HKVUMJAKVS GAWV AE KCQ ICPQZ GATAKY."
Hint
A=IG=L
O=P
Answer
"WORTHLESS PEOPLE LIVE ONLY TO EAT AND DRINK; PEOPLE OF WORTH EAT AND DRINK ONLY TO LIVE.""THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING."
KEY:
A=I
C=O
E=S
F=K
G=L
H=U
I=W
J=M
K=N
L=Y
M=A
O=P
P=R
Q=T
S=D
T=V
U=X
V=E
W=F
Y=G
Z=H
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