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What does it mean?
Human vices, though horrifying, prove an infinite taste for the infinite.
In plain terms
Our sins show a boundless desire for endlessness.
What can you take from it?
Recognize that excess can reveal deeper cravings.

Where it applies

  • self‑analysis
  • moral critique
  • literary study

Putting it to work

  • reflect on personal excesses
  • limit harmful habits

Questions to consider

  • What 'infinite' do you chase?
  • How can you channel desire constructively?

Another view

Statement is vague and poetic, limiting concrete use.

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