Revenge is a dish best served cold. He who lives by the sword dies by the sword. These sentences are:

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Proverbs are short sayings that express a traditionally held truth or piece of advice.
Revenge is a dish best served cold expresses the idea that emotional detachment is important when one takes revenge.
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword conveys the idea that those who take on the path of violence against others can expect violence to be used against themselves.
These two proverbs are neither similar nor contradictory.

Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold