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The following quote is from Scottish historian and philosopher David Hume (1711 - 1776). He influenced the development of two schools in philosophy, skepticism and empiricism.
Can you decode it?
* The hint contains three vowels.
H=M
"GXILNQ JD RZ KLIEJNQ JR NSJRUD NSXHDXEFXD. JN XOJDND HXBXEQ JR NSX HJRY MSJPS PZRNXHVEINXD NSXH."
Can you decode it?
* The hint contains three vowels.
H=M
"GXILNQ JD RZ KLIEJNQ JR NSJRUD NSXHDXEFXD. JN XOJDND HXBXEQ JR NSX HJRY MSJPS PZRNXHVEINXD NSXH."
Hint
I=AJ=I
L=U
Answer
"BEAUTY IS NO QUALITY IN THINGS THEMSELVES. IT EXISTS MERELY IN THE MIND WHICH CONTEMPLATES THEM."KEY:
B=R
D=S
E=L
F=V
G=B
H=M
I=A
J=I
K=Q
L=U
M=W
N=T
O=X
P=C
Q=Y
R=N
S=H
U=G
V=P
X=E
Y=D
Z=O
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