"One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself." ― E. W. Howe Topic(s): Respect More From E. W. Howe "Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs." "A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country." "When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have." More In Respect "If man doesn’t learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extinct."― Peter Benchley "Instead, in the absence of respect for human rights, science and its offspring technology have been used in this century as brutal instruments for oppression."― John Charles Polanyi "Men who love their mothers treat women wonderfully. And they have enormous respect for women."― Ellen Barkin