Posted on 04/21/2021 4:22:58 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
he helped us buy Louisiana territory from Napoleon
and survived the French Revolution.
Did a search on M. Talleyrand. Not seeing such a quote. Were you just being ironic?
Dammit! You’re right!
I’m certain I heard it attributed to Talleyrand, but that was 15 years ago I guess.
I found this :
https://idiomorigins.org/origin/revenge-is-a-dish-best-eaten-cold
They attribute it to Pierre Choderlos de Laclos in “Dangerous Liasons.” Another site stated that the origin is unknown.
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