Oscar Wilde Quotes

The British cook, for her iniquities, is a foolish woman who should be turned into a pillar of salt which she never knows how to use.

Oscar Wilde

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• The British cook, for her iniquities, is a foolish woman who should be turned into a pillar of salt which she never knows how to use.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Woman
  • Knows
  • Use