# That said, it isn't difficult. Just keep each hint on one line, less than 80 # characters, and start each line with H: # === Understanding hints.txt === # H : Hint text. #Tolkien H:Little by little, one travels far. H:Never laugh at live dragons.. H:All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.. H:Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. H:Not all tears are an evil. H:Courage is found in unlikely places. H:May the hope will be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out. H:Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars. H:Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards... or dragons. H:Flying from fear may lead to a short cut of meeting it. H:It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations.. H:So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.. H:Many that live deserve death and some that die deserve life. Can you give it?.. H:While there is life - there is hope. H:You can only come to the morning through the shadows. H:Short cuts make long delays. H:All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.. H:Often hope is born when all is forlorn.. H:Not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit. H:Rings of Power eventually make you feel like a butter scraped over too much bread. H:Even the very wise cannot see all ends. H:Fair speech may hide a foul heart. H:Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise. H:All's well that ends better. H:The Road goes ever on and on... now far ahead the Road has gone.. H:False hopes are more dangerous than fears. H:Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.. H:The wise speak only of what they know. H:Voiceless cries, wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters? H:..better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark. H:The treacherous are ever distrustful. H:Deep roots are not reached by the frost. H:There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. H:One Ring to rule them all, one Ring to find them... H:One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them... H:A red sun rises.. Blood has been spilled this night. H:Time doesn't seem to pass here: it just is. H:Towards danger; but not too rashly, nor too straight. H:Trolls simply detest the very sight of dwarves (uncooked). H:There is no hope as long as the Ring exists. H:Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand.. H:No dragon can resist the fascination of riddling talk... H:Someone else always has to carry on the story.. H:Let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall. H:Praise from the praise-worthy is beyond all rewards. H:You cannot pass. H:There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.. H:And yet their wills did not yield, and they struggled on.. H:Out of the frying pan and into the fire.. H:Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised. H:There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this.. ################ lotr movie H:There is some good in this world and it alone is worth fighting for. ################ reworked H:Three for elves, seven for dwarfs, nine for men and One for the Dark Lord.. H:Come in the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.. ################ etc H:Nobody ever got anywhere by standing still. H:Progress, not perfection. H:Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. H:A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. H:Everything in life is just a season. H:When there's nothing left to lose, there's everything left to gain. H:The future belongs to those who believe in the power of their dreams. H:A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking... H:Think it and you can say it. Say it and you can do it. H:Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. H:Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better. H:Say yes, then figure it out. H:There is always some reason in madness. H:Don't live the poetry you cannot write. H:What good are wings, without the courage to fly. H:I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then. H:Don't let yesterday take up too much of today. H:Never dream about success. Work for it. H:Be the hero of your life, not the victim. H:The question isn't who is going to let me, it's who is going to stop me. H:The challenge is not to be perfect. It's to be whole. H:In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. H:What you do makes a difference, but what kind of a difference you make? H:If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one. H:When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. H:Don't let other people to decide what you are. Decide that for yourself. H:Stop comparing yourself to others. H:Owning up to your vulnerabilities is a form of strength. H:When in doubt, slay. H:You have to be where you are to get where you need to go. H:No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. H:Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. H:Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. H:The roughest roads often lead to the top. H:Imagination creates reality. H:Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. H:If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow. H:If you are not living this moment, you are not really living. H:You can only lose something that you have, but not that you are. H:Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. H:Point of gained experience is the evolution of your consciousness. H:Embracing chaos might be the journey we take to finding peace. H:Never break a promise to yourself. H:Nobody gets to tell you how big your dreams can be. H:Who you are is defined by the next decision you make, not the last one. H:Only you are responsible for who you become and how happy you are. H:We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are. H:Go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground. H:Gratitude turns what we have into enough. H:I have never met an interesting person who had an easy life. H:Life is a web of intersections and choices. Do you see intersection? H:Appreciation makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. H:Be thankful for everything that happens. It's all an experience. H:Your victory is right around the corner. Don't give up. H:Whatever happens around you, don't take it personally. H:Nothing other people do is because of you. It's because of themselves. H:Grace means that all of your mistakes serve a purpose, not a shame. H:You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. H:Don't just count your years. Make your years count. H:Look forward to the future. For the best things are yet to come. H:Another birthday means your life journey is incomplete. H:Success doesn't come with a manual. It comes with an experience. H:There is no death. Only a change of charcters. H:A human life is a story told by gods. H:The world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming. H:Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control... lead to power. H:A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. H:Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see. H:Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail. H:Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. H:I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. H:To thine own self be true. H:Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. H:Nothing is a miracle or everything is a miracle? H:Put yourself in situations that reveal what you're made of. H:Just breathe. H:<------The bigger they are, the harder they drop------> H:The wound is the place where the light enters you. H:Everything in the universe is within you. H:Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light. H:May the flowers remind us why the rain was so necessary. H:You are braver than you believe.. H:You are stronger than you seem.. H:You are smarter than you think.. H:A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not why ships are built. H:All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. H:Wonders ahead, but you must endure many trials for a little while. H:Get lost in the right direction. H:Embrace a new narrative. H:Follow what calls you. H:Be humble and proud of yourself at the same time. H:You can't do everything by yourself. It's okay to ask for help. H:Fear will always be a thing. But don't let it get in your way. H:Make self-care a non-negotiable. H:Evolve. H:Change comes from embracing the future, not fighting your past. H:Decisions don't determine right and wrong. They determine outcomes. H:The only person who has to believe in you is you. H:Self Acceptance -> Self Improvement H:Trust the wait. Enjoy not knowing. H:Turn your life upside down. On purpose. H:If you want to grow, you have to be willing to learn. H:Let go and let the universe do its thing. H:Whatever you can do, you must do. H:It's better to wait for the right answer than rush into the wrong one. H:Give yourself a chance to see what happens when you don't give up. H:Good instincts are worthless if you don't follow them. H:Love bad things from a good distance. H:Do the thing. H:Accept all experiences as potentially good. H:Don't focus on the tributary when you need to focus on the lake. H:Be easily awed, not easily impressed. H:Don't make a wish. Make a decision. H:Do things on purpose. H:Do the thing that scares you most (don't) H:Everyone you'll ever meet is smarter about something than you are. H:You can't fail if you're willing to. H:Adjust your eyes. See the same things differently. H:Some things are just too heavy to haul around. H:Heighten your vibes, lighten your strides. H:Be unwilling to lie to yourself. H:Everything and everyone is your teacher. H:It's time for a good ol' fashioned adventure. H:Follow it and see what turns up. H:You will know it when you see it. It will know you when it sees you. H:Be resilient. H:Your instincts know things before you do. Trust them. H:Note from the future: I'm not intimidated by your past. H:Listen for the whispers. Look for the signs. H:Take nothing personally. H:It's good to be prepared, but stay open to surprises. H:Win your mind. Win your life. H:Tap into your magic. H:Practice not-so-random acts of discipline. H:Hurry up and fail so you can win. H:Mad is easier than sad, but it's far less effective. H:If you're not where you want to be, don't stay there for too long. H:Don't sit around and wait. Get up and fight for it. H:Don't take credit for your talents. Take credit for how you use them. H:Unlearn everything that you aren't. Relearn everything that you are. H:Be the ____________ you want to see in the world. H:Keep your next move quiet. H:Be a product of your decisions, not your circumstances. H:Seek adventure. H:Go out and kick some serious ass. H:Slay hard. Stay soft. H:Stop trying to skip the struggle. H:Stay focused. H:Be passionate and totally worth the chaos. H:You will see it when you believe it. H:Be slow to respond, not quick to react. H:Dare BIG. Fear small. H:No matter what you do today, absolutely kill it. H:Pay attention to where your mind wanders when you allow it to wonder. H:Flow with things rather than insist they flow with you. H:Things are unfolding exactly as they should. H:Do what people say you can't, just because you can. H:Enter unknown territory. H:Don't hurry in short things you want to last for the long term. H:You should definitely go for it. H:Unbecome everything that isn't you. Become everything that is. H:Take no for an answer. H:Nature is self-correcting. Let it do its thing. H:Switch your frequency. H:Do what you love. The rest will fall into place. H:Pay attention to the patterns H:Don't be scared of stuff. H:To be found: stop hiding. H:Master your worries. H:Don't give up and eventually everything starts to fall into place. H:Be real with yourself or you can't be real with anyone else. H:The middle of the process is no place to determine the end of it. H:Being right all of the time is boring. H:Pretend it's your first time. H:Do. Chill. Do again. H:Focus on the magic of things; yourself. H:Be warm inside even when the temperature outside is cold. H:Make mistake. Repeat. Mistake. Repeat. Mistake. Do something different. H:More money only solves the less money problem. Nothing else. H:Get your hopes up. H:Things don't always go the way you planned. fortunately. H:Make the invisible visible. H:Follow your hunches. Explore your doubts. H:Go with what feels right even if it ends up being wrong. H:Learn to say "I don't know" and inherit the knowledge of the world. H:Sweat the small stuff. The small stuff is the big stuff. H:Act with purpose. H:Consistency is the key to mastery. H:The quiet speaks volumes. H:Don't take the bait. H:Be quiet. Hear more. H:When you make a decision, you commit to its journey. H:You know what to do. H:The only way to get there is to decide to. H:If it's supposed to, it will. H:Do first. Talk second. H:The truth is not confusing. H:Make the big decisions and the little decisions will make themselves. H:Guilt serves no purpose. H:Identify with everything. Align with nothing. H:Figure out where you're going. Then go there. H:Win like a rookie. Lose like a pro. H:Redefine everything. H:You can't force a thing to work when it's not supposed to. H:Go outside and play. H:You are better than your knee-jerk reactions. H:Be really great at taking criticism. H:Invest less in proving why things won't work. H:Let it be sign if you want. If you fear it's a sign, don't let it be. H:Let disruption and discomfort be your guides. H:Don't just plant a seed and let it grow: take pleasure in its growth. H:Be better at being wrong. H:Not getting what you want usually gives you information that you need. H:Go all in. Forego the backup plan. H:Marvel at what happens when you stop interfering. H:You don't need to figure it out right now. H:It's all in your head. H:You're courageous because you feel fear.. and keep going anyway. H:When doing something doesn't work, do something different instead. H:Change your mind. H:Keep looking for the lessons even when you don't think you need them. H:Let 'yes' be the answer already. H:Do it anyway. H:Nothing means anything until you make something of nothing. H:What others think about you doesn't define you. Vice versa. H:It's allowed to be easy. H:Beware the grand gesture. H:Resist the urge to resist temptation. H:Consider that the opposite of your theory is true. H:Don't confuse the learning tool with the lesson. H:Don't go until you're ready. Feel free to change it after that. H:Don't seek approval from others. Seek it from yourself. H:Be more process oriented. You're too focused on the goal. H:Never let them see you coming. H:No sudden moves. H:Let things unfold. Relinquish control. H:Change the way you look at things. They'll return the favor. H:The silent person isn't thinking what you think he is. You are. H:Instincts are habitual. Intuition is wisdom. H:Directions: Start here. Keep going. H:Innocence is bliss. H:Learn as much from joy as you do from pain. H:What you are seeking is also seeking you. H:Don't expect to see in your mind the same in the mind of others. H:First impressions are overrated. H:Learn to delay gratification. H:Master living in a perpetual state of not knowing. You are here. H:You simply haven't lived until you've learned to let go. ###########NetHack H:DAIYEN FOOELS H:ELBIB YLOH H:PRATYAVAYAH H:ETAOIN SHRDLU H:LOREM IPSUM H:EIRIS SAZUN IDISI H:PHOL ENDE WODAN H:GHOTI H:MAPIRO MAHAMA DIROMAT H:STRC PRST SKRZ KRK ###########TomeNET H:Help me! I'm being held captive in a Vault at 2850'! H:You will encounter a dark, tall stranger... H:Why are you wasting time reading fortunes? H:Fear ~> Anger -> Hate => Suffering >> The Dark Side ###########Russian H:In a quiet lagoon, devils dwell. H:Your elbow is close, yet you can't bite it. H:Don't go to another's monastery with your own rules. H:Hasty climbers have sudden falls. H:Measure seven times, cut once. H:Don't blame a mirror for ugly face in it. H:Gods like trinity. If you fail once - try again. H:Don't make an oliphaunt out of a fly. H:This wound will heal before your wedding.. H:That's where the dog is buried.. You found the root of the problem! H:Take your will into your hands. H:Luck is on your side this time. Neither down, nor feather! H:It's good to be a guest, but being at home is better.. H:The appetite comes with eating.. H:Don't buy a cat in a sack.. Evaluate first. H:Let's return to our sheep.. Refocus the attention on a real thing! H:Trouble never comes alone. H:Without a cat, mice feel free. H:It seems you feel like a fish in the water.. H:Take care of clothes while it new and keep your honor from young age. H:Gods keep those safe, who keep themselves safe. H:Gods gave, gods took back. H:The bird is known by its flight. H:The eye can see it, but the tooth can't bite it. H:There is no truth in feet.. H:The raven won't peck out the eye of another raven. H:Every sandpiper praises his own swamp. H:Every cricket must know its hearth. H:In another's eye one can notice a mote, but in one's own, cannot see even a log. H:It will snap where it is thinnest. H:The eyes are might be afraid, but the hands are doing.. H:One doesn't shear naked sheep. H:Only grave will cure the hunchback. H:Unless thunder strikes, a man won't pray. H:A goose is not a pig's friend. H:Two deaths will not happen, but you can't get away from one.. H:Don't divide the pelt of a bear not yet killed. H:When at home, even the walls help you. H:A spoon is valuable at the dinner, not after.. H:If the fool ties a knot, even a clever person can't untie it. H:If you take a day trip, take a week's supply of food. H:If only youth would know.. if only old age were able... H:What you go looking for - you will find. H:You can't have the wolves sated and leave the sheeps intact. H:Choose lesser of two evils. H:From fire to flame.. H:Extinguish the spark before the the house is on fire. H:Don't look for wind in a field.. H:Even one matters in the battlefield.. H:One can't spoil porridge with butter. H:Use another wedge to knock out a wedge. H:If the claw is stuck, the whole bird will be lost. H:Beware the goat from its front, horse - from its back, evil man - from anywhere. H:A horse has four legs, but still stumbles.. H:Where goes a horse with a hoof, there goes a crayfish with a pincer.. H:Who sups with the devil must use a long spoon.. H:Damned if you do, cursed if you don't.. H:Strike while the iron is hot.. H:You cannot break a wall with your forehead. H:When wood is chopped, woodchips will fly.. H:A spoonful of tar spoils a barrel of honey.. H:The good is the enemy of the best. H:It's better to see once than hear a hundred times. H:Better late than never. H:Don't look for trouble - trouble will find you by itself. H:On a fishing lull, even a crayfish is a fish.. H:Hope for gods, but don't be idling yourself. H:Belly clothed in silk.. inside of belly - just a click.. H:Prey runs into a trapper.. H:With friends even a death is not so scary. H:The pike in the sea is there to make the crucian to stay alert. H:Don't open your mouth on other's bread. H:The scythe has hit a stone... H:It's not gods who make pots. H:Don't afraid the dog who barks, but the one, who is silent and wags. H:Don't say "hop", until you jumped over. H:The wolf is beaten not for being grey, but for having eaten a sheep. H:Don't wade into a river without knowing a ford. H:Don't cast beads in front of pigs. H:Only who does nothing, makes no mistakes. H:Do not spit into a well.. H:Don't ask the old one, ask the experienced. H:There is no smoke without fire. H:There's no bad without the good. H:A new broom sweeps in a new way. H:One can wait three years for what just was promised.. H:If you got burned by hot milk once, don't blow on water every time. H:Sometimes lambskin is not worth currying.. H:For one with a plow — there's seven with a spoon. H:One cup is for health, second one is for fun, third one is for nothing. H:Beware to ran from the wolf and come into a bear. H:Do not look for further good from good. H:The first pancake is always a blob. H:Every pitcher which goes too often to the well will be broken soon. H:"Repetition" is the mother of "learning". H:The wolf spared the mare: left a tail and mane.. H:Let's wait and see what will happen.. H:Don't swing fists when the fight is over.. H:For a drunk, the sea is knee-deep and a puddle - ear-deep. H:Each time it's different.. H:Fish seek a deep place, men seek a better place.. for fishing. H:To live with wolves, you have to howl like a wolf. H:One's own shirt is closer to the body.. H:A holy place is never empty.. H:Grey hair into beard, devil into rib.. H:Seven don't wait for one.. H:Seven troubles - one responce. H:Seven miles to heaven, and all the way through the forest.. H:Seven axes lie together, two pickaxes apart. H:However much you feed the wolf, he still looks in the forest.. H:A tale is told quickly, but the job is done slowly. H:One thread from everyone — makes a shirt for the naked.. H:The nightingale can't be fed by fables. H:After cutting off the head, one shouldn't grieve over its hair. H:You can't escape your fate even going it around by horse. H:It's good there, where we are not. H:Patience and training will fray through anything. H:Put up with it, squire.. and you'll be a knight. H:Going slower you'll get further.. H:Any loss is a gain for the mind. H:Fear has big eyes.. H:A clever head may be given to a fool. H:A drowning man will cling even to a straw. H:Morning is wiser than the evening. H:Bragging is not mowing; it won't make your back ache. H:Horseradish is no sweeter than radish.. H:A bad peace is better than a good quarrel. H:Man proposes, gods dispose. H:The further into the woods, the more drywood you'll encounter.. H:What should be - will happen anyway. H:We don't appreciate what we already got, but when we lose it - we cry.. H:What was written by a pen can't be erased by an axe.. H:You reap what you sow.. H:What's on sober's mind, is on drunk's tongue.. H:Other person's soul is in darkness.. H:You cannot hide an awl in a sack. H:These are just flowers, berries will come soon.. H:Trust, but verify. ########### English proverbs H:Loose lips sink ships.. H:Many hands make light work. H:When the cat is away, the mice will play.. H:It's harder than it looks. H:All good comes in threes. H:In the house of the hanged man, mention not the rope. H:We are to learn as long as we live. H:A tree is known by its fruit. H:One's reach exceeds one's grasp. H:Fear the wolf in sheep's clothing. H:Hawks will not pick out hawk's eyes. H:That's where the shoe pinches.. H:Time heals all wounds.. H:All's well that ends well.. H:Every cook praises his own broth. H:Everything is good in its season. H:A blind man should not judge of colours.. H:Do not cross the brook for water. H:When in Tangaria, do as the Tangarians do. H:The chain is no stronger than its weakest link. H:The dog gnaws the bone because he cannot swallow it.. H:You never know what you can do till you try. H:A beggar can never be bankrupt. H:Necessity is the mother of invention. H:The leopard cannot change his spots. H:You don't miss the cow until the barn is empty. H:Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. H:Sell not the bear's skin before you have caught him. H:One good turn deserves another. H:A stitch in time saves nine. H:There is no law for fools. H:A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. H:If wishes were fishes, there'd be no room in the river for water. H:Don't shoot the messenger.. H:Out of the frying pan and into the fire.. H:A word dropped from a song makes it all wrong. H:Prevention is better than cure. H:An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. H:Little strokes fell great oaks. H:You can't catch the wind in a net.. H:As you call into the woods, so it echoes.. H:Plenty is no plague. H:One nail drives out another. H:Take heed of an oxe before, an ass behind and a monk on all sides. H:Don't change horses in the midstream. H:Take care of the copper and the silver will take care of themselves. H:Make hay while the sun shines. H:Don't kick against the pricks - you won't remove a thorn by pushing it deeper. H:You can't make an omelette without breaking an egg. H:A good beginning makes a good ending. H:The rotten apple spoils the barrel. H:One look is worth a thousand words. H:Often velvet paws hide sharp claws.. H:Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. H:Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. H:Something is better than nothing. H:If you pledge, don't hedge. H:Speak of the devil, and he appears.. H:You will meet your match... H:Beware a honey tongue and a heart of ice.. H:Barking dogs seldom bite. H:It's the quiet ones you gotta watch. H:If you've asked for trouble - it will come. H:Don't count your chickens before they hatch. H:Wait for the cat to jump.. H:Cast not your pearls before swine. H:Who ventured nothing - nothing gained. H:Who never climbed - never fell.. H:Never cast dirt into that fountain of which you have sometime drunk. H:Every cloud has a silver lining. H:Once bitten, twice shy.. H:Not every game worth the candle.. H:Leave well enough alone. H:A burden of one's own choice is not felt. H:You have to learn to crawl before you can learn to walk. H:Don't lock the stable door after the horse has bolted. H:Who keeps company with the wolves, will learn to howl. H:A burden of one's own choice is not too heavy. H:The throne is never vacant.. H:Nature abhors a vacuum. H:As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. H:Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas. H:Fine words butter no parsnips. H:What's done is done. H:On the other side grass is greener. H:Time works wonders. H:Winning is earning, losing is learning. H:If the beard were all, the goat might cast spells. H:People tend to overestimate the danger when scared.. H:Six of one, half a dozen the other. Choose any, no matters. H:You never miss the water till the well runs dry. H:Don't be the pot who calls the kettle black. H:Do you smell a rat? H:The only stupid question is the one not asked. ############# H:Haste makes waste. Unless it's a potion of speed. H:Studying is light; not studying is darkness. Unless you are warlock. H:The light at the end of the tunnel could be dragon's breath. H:If you cannot pass - get around or flee. H:If you are going to call yourself a hero, get to to the dragon den! H:An uninvited guest is worse than an orc. H:Blin... Pancake.. Merde. Dammit! H:_.~"~._.~"~._.~"~._.~"~._.~"~._.~"~._.~"~._ H:_.~"(_.~"(_.~"(_.~"(_.~"(_.~"(_.~"(_.~"(_.~ H:_,-'"`-._,-'"`-._,-'"`-._,-'"`-._,-'"`-._,-'"`-._