An agreement of rash men (a conspiracy).

Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

In this statement, my Scipio, I build on your own admirable definition, that there can be no community, properly so called, unless it be regulated by a combination of rights. And by this definition it appears that a multitude of men may be just as tyrannical as a single despot and indeed this is the most odious of all tyrannies, since no monster can be more barbarous than the mob, which assumes the name and mask of the people.

Let arms yield to the toga, let the [victor's] laurel yield to the [orator's] tongue.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself; you will never err if you listen to your own suggestions.

For hardly any man dances when sober, unless he is insane. Nor does he dance while alone, nor at a respectable and moderate party. Dancing is the final phase of a wild party with fancy decorations and a multitude of delights.

In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.