Citations:revenge is a dish best served cold

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  • 1978, Clan Campbell Society, Journal of the Clan Campbell Society[1]:
    If revenge is a dish best served cold, Argyll must have enjoyed his vengeance over Montrose who was betrayed by the new King Charles II in 1649.
  • 1996, Raymond E. Feist, Rise of a Merchant Prince[2]:
    Often you'll hear it said that revenge is a dish best served cold. This is a mistake; you must never lose the heat of rage that drives you to revenge.
  • 2005, David F. D'Alessandro, Michele Owens, Career Warfare: 10 Rules for Building a Successful Personal Brand[3]:
    My personal experience of spouses in a business setting is that they are all Sicilian in temperament: They understand instinctively that revenge is a dish best served cold.