Question

Why does the speaker disagree with Montaigne?

Answer 1

The author disagrees with Montaigne when he, Montaigne, declares that "a young man should break in upon his rules, to stir up energy and keep it from mouldy and lazy; for no course of life is so foolish and feeble as that which is carried out according to rules and discipline". The author says that a life of habit, order and discipline is the best life possible and he disagrees with Montaigne when Montaigne contradicts this belief of the author by stating that a life lived with rules and discipline is a foolish one.