Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.

The quotation critiques the modern habit of confusing desire with entitlement. It argues that wanting something does not make one morally worthy of it, and that the belief in automatic deservingness can erode empathy and restraint. In Jami’s framing, entitlement becomes a psychological permission slip: once people assume they are owed outcomes, they may justify coercion, manipulation, or disregard for others as merely “getting what’s mine.” The line thus functions as a warning about the social costs of unchecked self-justification and a call to re-anchor claims on the world in responsibility, reciprocity, and humility rather than appetite.