What is "cold hands, warm heart"

prov. Having cold hands is an indication of warmheartedness; used as a rejoinder if one finds that another's hands are cold.

"Cold Hands, Warm Heart" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on September 26, 1964, during the second season. The episode features William Shatner in the lead role as a space explorer, not long before he was cast as Captain Kirk in Star Trek. Shatner's Outer Limits character is involved in a mission called "Project Vulcan".

Three of the episode's co-stars would later have guest roles on Star Trek. Malachi Throne portrayed Commodore Mendez in the episode "The Menagerie". Lawrence Montaigne portrayed the Romulan Decius in the episode " Balance of Terror", and the Vulcan Stonn in the episode " Amok Time". Montaigne was also considered for the original role of Spock on that series. James Sikking would later appear as Captain Styles in the film Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984).

Cold Hands, Warm Heart is a young adult novel by Jill Wolfson. It was first published in 2009 by Henry Holt and Company. This is Jill Wolfson's latest novel and it addresses subjects like life-threatening illness, loss, and the gift of life through organ donation.