Sarah Bakewell Quote

The hedonistic approach to education did make a difference to him [Montaigne]. Having been guided early in life by his own curiosity alone, he grew up to be an independent-minded adult, following his own path in everything rather than deferring to duty and discipline.

p. 55 - How to Live, or, A Life of Montaigne in one Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer (2010)