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"Revenge is a dish best served cold."

— Vito Corleone

Revenge Is A Dish Best Served

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

— Vito Corleone
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This proverb appears in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather (1969), attributed as a Sicilian saying. Vito Corleone embodies the philosophy — patient, calculating, never acting in anger. The phrase predates the novel and appears in various forms across European literature, but Puzo's use of it in a Mafia context gave it a sharp new resonance in popular culture.

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The Godfather by Mario Puzo (1969), attributed as a Sicilian proverb

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