What do you think this quote is trying to tell us?

Question

"revenge is a dish best served cold."

what do you mean by that quote?

Answer 1

my guess (which is probably wrong) is that dont put your whole heart into revenge. or you'll be consumed by it. xD

Answer 2

it says that take your revenge , not immediately; but after sometime.

because when you are angry you will sure want to avenge, but your anger will blind your eyes.that is you could not think straight because of your anger. but if you think of it after you have cooled, you can think clearly and achieve your point i.e take revenge

Answer 3

It means that you should never ever have mercy when it comes to revenge. Because when you have revenge it usually is because you were hurt and that is said to make the person colder to the person who hurt them.

Answer 4

um im not sure i think maybe it mean served in a way that doesn't draw attention i dunno, im not sure. i think i get it but not exactly. that is a hard one.

Answer 5

it has similarity to Jell-O

Answer 6

Revenge has no warmth involved it usually come from a cold hating place .

Answer 7

it probably means that revenge is better done in cold conscience, , , since it's not always easy... but I'm not sure 'bout it

Answer 8

When you seek revenge while you are still angry or in "the heat of the moment", this is the wrong thing to do.  Allow the situation to "cool down" and you will realize that seeking revenge is the wrong thing to do. There are two proverbs I can relate this to.  The first is "Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord" and the second comes from the most wonderful woman in the world, my grandmother, who told me that "if someone wrongs you or hurts you, do not seek revenge,  Leave them alone and they will get it back threefold" and she was right.  I have seen it happen each time someone hurt me or tried to hurt me in some way.  Try it...sometimes you will see an immediate  action and sometimes it may take a month or two but it does happen.