Is that right? This is Montaigne's later thought, and I think this is an ascetic life. No matter what the result is, as long as we can seize the present, isn't it good to live just for the present? Why think about what the result is before you do something? And then decide the current behavior according to the results. I think this is asking for trouble. The meaning of Montaigne's words is that if you can't suffer first and then sweet, you have to endure suffering all the time. Why should you live only once? However, if you think that practice requires suffering, it is understandable. Everyone has his own way of life.
On the contrary, I appreciate Montaigne's late thoughts. He thinks that despising one's own existence is one's greatest weakness, and knowing how to live faithfully to oneself is the highest good: "The extraordinary and perfect happiness generated by courage will become nobler, stronger and better because of difficulties. ..... Brave feats are mainly contempt for death, which makes our life comfortable, pure and warm, otherwise, all other happiness will be dim. " ) "The most obvious sign of mental health is to be happy forever, just like objects on the moon, always feeling at ease. Philosophy takes virtue as its purpose ... That virtue is supreme, beautiful and majestic, affectionate, full of interest, brave and tenacious. It is incompatible with surliness, sadness and restraint. It is guided by nature and makes friends with luck and happiness. "