Such as are in immediate fear of a losing their estates, of banishment…

Michel de Montaigne
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Such as are in immediate fear of a losing their estates, of banishment, or of slavery, live in perpetual anguish, and lose all appetite and repose; whereas such as are actually poor, slaves, or exiles, ofttimes live as merrily as other folk. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2015). Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays, p.92, 谷月社
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