When people do not respect us we are sharply offended yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

Summary

This quote suggests that when others do not show respect towards us, it deeply hurts us because we value the opinions and recognition from others. However, it also implies that true self-respect and self-worth come from within, and if someone does not have a high degree of self-respect privately, they are often easily offended by the lack of respect from others. In essence, the quote suggests that our own self-perception impacts how we interpret and react to the respect (or lack thereof) that we receive from others.