Whether this feeling be right or wrong, it is useless to discuss; to a certain degree, it is involuntary; it is not for mortals to settle whether we will have it or not; nature settles for us that, within moderate limits, we must have it.
He reflects on the involuntary nature of societal feelings towards wealth and success, suggesting it's a natural human condition.
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