To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment Autor: Jane Austen Copy Quote More from Jane Austen “One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on someth…” “You showed me how insufficient were all my pretensions to please a woman worthy…” “And with regard to the resentment of his family, or the indignation of the worl…” “Louisa seemed the principal arranger of the plan; and, as she went a little way…”