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Did Jane Austen say “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife”?

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Did Jane Austen say “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife”?

Found word for word. Yes. The text appears in works attributed to Jane Austen. Source and location below.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Pride and Prejudice — Jane Austen, Chapter 1 · ¶4 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #1342 · source

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