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

“It is truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a large fortune is in want of a wife!”

“It's a truth universally acknowledged...”

“A single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else.”

“Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!”

“It is only poverty that makes celibacy contemptible. A single woman of good fortune is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else.”

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a married man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of an heir.”