Where did the phrase Revenge is a dish best served cold come from?

The French diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838) has been credited with the saying, “La vengeance est un met que l’on doit manger froid” [“Revenge is a dish that must be eaten cold”], albeit without supporting detail.

Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us Revenge is a dish that is best served cold?

To the Klingon palate, cold, dead food is a last resort. To eat cold, dead meat is a failure of a warrior to hunt properly. To succeed in an act of vengeance upon your enemy, it means that they have failed to defeat you utterly enough that you remain; a cold, dead warrior, to serve yourself upon them in vengeance.

Do you know the Klingon proverb?

There is an old Klingon proverb, “Revenge is a dish best served cold”…and it is very cold, in space… Khan, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Who said Revenge is a dish best served cold in Star Trek?

During Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Khan quoted an allegedly Klingon proverb Revenge is a dish best served cold. He did not speak in Klingon though.

How did Khan know a Klingon proverb?

2 Answers. Khan reads fast, and they gave him access to the ship’s library computers while he was in sickbay. Given his nature, it’s likely that in addition to reading about the state of the Federation’s science and technology, Khan also reviewed political and military history for the period he was sleeping.

What did Klingons look like in the original series?

In the original television series (TOS), Klingons were typically portrayed with bronze skin and facial hair suggestive of Asian people, and possessed physical abilities similar to humans (in fact, Coon’s only physical description of them in his “Errand of Mercy” script is “oriental” and “hard-faced”).

What movie has the line Revenge is a dish best served cold?

“Revenge is a dish best served cold.” This sentence (straight out of 1982’s “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” ) opens writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill: Volume 1,” a film of great energy and versatility.