Montaigne, a contemporary humanist thinker and writer, was born in 1533. Among the writers in the16th century, Montaigne's profile is rarely respected and accepted by modern people like Montaigne. He was not only an authority and critic of French intellectuals before the Enlightenment, but also an observer of human sentiment, and a scholar who made a calm study of national culture, especially western culture. Judging from his thoughts and feelings, it seems that people can regard him as a modern man who appeared in his time. His philosophical essay-The Complete Works of Montaigne, that is, his masterpiece, is famous all over the world for its rich ideological connotation and is known as the "treasure house of ideas". Montaigne often says that he is not a scholar and likes to give people the impression that he doesn't study, but only occasionally "has no plan and no method" to flip through books; What he wrote has not been polished, but he just wrote down the thoughts triggered in his mind, which is purely "chatting and expressing feelings"; We can fully see his writing mentality and style from his masterpiece Montaigne Anthology, but he didn't think it was in line with the reading needs and aesthetic interests of contemporary readers. Montaigne's reputation spread abroad in the17th century. In Britain, Bacon's prose collection was deeply influenced by Montaigne. Then, after more than 400 years of test, history has proved that Montaigne is as immortal as Shakespeare, Socrates and Michelangelo, and his prose is "unique in the same genre in the world", as he himself said.

Montaigne regards his retirement as the beginning of his old age, which is inspired by the philosophy of "the art of dying a fair death". In fact, the real reason for his retirement is to escape from society. He praises freedom, tranquility and leisure, and yearns for a leisurely life. However, his seclusion is not negative, but positive. In addition to burying himself in his studies, he also actively engaged in writing, from 1572 to 1592. In the past 20 years, with his special sensitivity to life, he recorded his intellectual and spiritual development, introduced Montaigne, and successively wrote philosophical essays comparable to Bacon's essays, as well as the elegant and fluent prose Love Life like Thoreau's Walden Lake, which left extremely valuable spiritual wealth for future generations. From1581-1585, he was elected as the mayor of Bordeaux twice in a row. Among the writers in the16th century, few people are revered and loved by modern people like Montaigne. He was an intellectual authority and critic of France before the Enlightenment, an observer of human sentiment, and a scholar who calmly studied various national cultures, especially western cultures. Judging from his thoughts and feelings, it seems that people can regard him as a modern man who appeared in his time. His main work is prose, in which the chapter on children's education systematically expounds the author's educational view. Montaigne's Essays is the representative work of Montaigne, a famous humanist in the late French Renaissance in the 6th century.

The content of the work is all-encompassing, combining book knowledge and life experience. It gathers all kinds of knowledge from16th century and is known as "philosophy of life". Montaigne examines all sentient beings in the world with a wise eye, reflects and explores people and life, affirms people's values and desires, criticizes the church and feudal system, advocates breaking classical authority, and is full of human freedom and scientific knowledge. His works are unrestrained and Wang Yang, and the language is simple and fluent. He draws on and learns from his predecessors extensively, creating a precedent of this literary genre, laying the foundation for French as a literary language, and having a far-reaching influence on later western literature. Many literary giants in Britain, such as Bacon, Pascal, Rousseau, Proust and France, all borrowed the style of Montaigne's essays, so Montaigne was regarded as the originator of this literary school by later generations. Montaigne's prose is known as "a pillow book for upright people". The poet Liang was the first person to introduce Montaigne to readers in China. He also introduced Love for Life translated by Huang Jianhua, a disciple of Liangmen, as a comprehensive introduction to Montaigne's works and a sequel to Meditation. They have the same origin in ideological context and writing attitude. They all respect Socrates and Zhi Nuo, and advocate rational restraint and a natural and harmonious life. They all wrote their own books. Reading is easier than meditation and loving life.