The 17th century Praxis Grammatica tells you that we desire the wrong things:
[ 304 ] Maxima quaeque vitae oblectamenta insulsa sunt et insuavia. [English Translation]How does this sentence fit in with your understanding of ancient philosophy? please post in the comments.
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The bust represented in the photograph is not that of Brutus the son of Cesar, he is a politician who lived well before the time of caesar,marcus antonius , octavius and brutus. This character called Brutus well but lived at the time of Scipio Africanus ie 200 years before Julius Caesar.
The object attained, the fire of desire is quelled, its host confounded.