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The quote says that it is only partly satisfying to praise and support other people if you do not also receive praise and support yourself. It suggests that social approval feels incomplete when it flows in only one direction.
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Source
Emmas Persuasion over her own life at Northanger Abbey and how her Sense and Sensibility battled her Pride and Prejudice, allowing her to find herself at Mansfield Park. (2016)
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The phrase appears in the book "Emmas Persuasion over her own life at Northanger Abbey and how her Sense and Sensibility battled her Pride and Prejudice, allowing her to find herself at Mansfield Park. (2016)" by Jane Austen (Google Books snippet); no earlier source was checked.
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About Jane Austen
English writer
Jane Austen was an English writer. She is best known for her six novels, which examine the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century with irony and close social observation. Her work is admired for the way it interprets and critiques the world it depicts, especially the manners, values, and assumptions of her characters’ social class. The novels remain widely read for their wit and their clear view of relationships, status, and society.
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Pride and Prejudice
Her best-known novel.