6 cryptograms to solve with a pencil. Each letter of the quote has been swapped for another letter, and the same swap holds all the way through.
20 pt ciphertext — the size a newspaper puzzle page never gives you. 26 pt ciphertext with wide letter spacing and room to write. Both sizes print on US Letter with the answer key on its own page.
Printing this web page instead? Press Ctrl+P (⌘+P on a Mac). The navigation and buttons drop away, and the answer key prints on its own page — open it below first if you want it included.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Solver's cheat sheet
Most common letters
E T A O I N S H R D L U
Most common 1-letter words
A I
Most common 2-letter words
OF TO IN IT IS BE AS AT SO WE HE BY OR ON DO IF ME MY UP AN GO NO US AM
Most common 3-letter words
THE AND FOR ARE BUT NOT YOU ALL ANY CAN HER WAS ONE OUR OUT DAY GET HAS HIM HIS HOW MAN NEW NOW OLD SEE TWO WAY WHO BOY DID ITS LET PUT SAY SHE TOO USE
Common double letters
LL EE SS OO TT FF RR NN PP CC
Common word endings
-ING -ION -ENT -TION -LY -ED -ER -EST
After an apostrophe
T (don't) S (it's) RE (we're) VE (I've) LL (we'll) D (I'd)
“Make it a point to do something every day that you don't want to do. This is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.”— Mark Twain, 1897, Following the EquatorCipher key: A=N B=M C=S D=A E=C F=J G=Z H=D I=F J=G K=I L=O M=W N=R O=P P=Y Q=V R=Q S=T T=B U=X V=E W=L X=K Y=U Z=H
“When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”— Confucius, 1861, The Analects (James Legge translation, 1861)Cipher key: A=M B=G C=N D=K E=Q F=V G=Z H=L I=B J=Y K=C L=U M=H N=J O=X P=F Q=S R=T S=P T=I U=W V=E W=D X=A Y=O Z=R
“We must realize that human nature is about the most constant thing in the universe and that the essentials of human relationship do not change.”— Calvin Coolidge, 1925, Inaugural AddressCipher key: A=K B=G C=W D=S E=D F=Y G=I H=F I=E J=X K=Z L=J M=C N=U O=L P=M Q=V R=H S=B T=Q U=O V=P W=N X=T Y=R Z=A
“It is a ridiculous thing for a man not to fly from his own badness, which is indeed possible, but to fly from other men's badness, which is impossible.”— Marcus Aurelius, 1862, Meditations (George Long translation, 1862)Cipher key: A=C B=A C=S D=K E=Y F=M G=V H=Q I=F J=N K=Z L=U M=D N=W O=R P=I Q=G R=X S=H T=P U=O V=T W=J X=B Y=L Z=E
“We should always fearlessly insist upon our rights in the face of the strong, and we should with ungrudging hand do our generous duty by the weak.”— Theodore Roosevelt, 1902, Second Annual Message to CongressCipher key: A=J B=K C=A D=T E=W F=U G=L H=E I=Q J=S K=C L=N M=X N=O O=R P=B Q=F R=Z S=I T=H U=V V=Y W=M X=G Y=P Z=D
“The policy has been not to inquire into the wisdom of laws already enacted, but to learn their spirit and intent and to enforce them accordingly.”— Ulysses S. Grant, 1871, Third Annual Message to CongressCipher key: A=I B=R C=Q D=P E=D F=W G=K H=O I=C J=U K=B L=G M=A N=S O=H P=N Q=X R=M S=T T=V U=F V=L W=E X=Y Y=Z Z=J