It is a truth universally acknowledged - Quote by Jane Austen

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

— Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Meaning

The opening line ironically mocks society's focus on marriage and money.

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