To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment Author: Jane Austen Copy Quote More from Jane Austen “From all that I can collect by your manner of talking, you must be two of the s…” “I have no talent for certainty.” “I don't approve of surprises. The pleasure is never enhanced and the inconvenie…” “That loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable-- that one false step involves…”