The wisdom of Sancho
while Don quixote is voted the best novel of all time, and its humour and anecdotes are considered sui generis, not many have commented on the wisdom of this book as great as its wit. I have found the proverbs contained within - all very short, salty and sententious - the perfect companion to the book itself. the companion by Ulick Ralph Burke, Sancho Panza's Proverbs, is the perfect partner to the duo and is a work of masterly scholarship. In addition to the saltiness of all proverbs, there is an underlying Spanish diffidence and pregnancy to all the proverbs that enhances the novel.