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PITHY APHORISMS Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 8/1/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a mystery cache, so, in order to obtain the hide coordinates, please do the puzzle below.

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Here is a list of six pithy aphorisms, each identified by a letter; A to F.

A, B and C correspond to the last three digits in the North coordinates, and D, E and F to those of the West.

Below A to F, are six numbered statements. Each of the number statements has a close relationship to one of the pithy aphorisms.

To obtain the coordinates, match the numbered statement with A,B and C for the North and D,E and F for the West.

FINAL: N45 16.ABC W075 55.DEF

 

 

A. They counsel best who live best.
B. Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
C. More is obtained from one book carefully read than from libraries skimmed with a wandering eye.

D. They are truly wise who gain wisdom from the mishaps of others.
E. Cowards die many times before their deaths.
F. As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.

 

 

 

 

1. Concentrate your energies for best results.
4. Learn to see in another's calamity the ills you should avoid.
4. The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.
7. A good example is the best sermon.
8. They who fear to much suffer more than those who die.
9. An unassaulted castle is easily defended.



THIS CACHE WILL BE ARCHIVED ON JULY 16, 2023, TO MAKE ROOM FOR OTHER CACHES.

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Prqnef, urnq urvtug.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)