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Jane Austen

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

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Jane Austen is saying that having a lot of money is the most effective way to achieve happiness, based on what she has encountered. She implies that financial wealth can solve many problems and bring comfort, making it easier to be happy.

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