Lady Markby Quotes in An Ideal Husband (1999)

Lady Markby: And you know, I can't help feeling that this disturbing new thing, this higher education of women, will deal a terrible blow to happy married life.

Laura: The higher education of men is what I should like to see. Men need it so sadly.

Lady Markby: They do, dear. But I'm afraid such a scheme would be quite unpractical. I don't think man has much capacity for development. He has got as far as he can, and that is not far, is it?