《后汉书·列传·刘赵淳于江刘周赵列传》
因此华夏的人士，争相攀比，违背礼节的根本，从事礼仪的末节，崇尚奢华，抛弃朴实，尽家财之所有，以相营赴，废除事生而讲究事死，不管养生只顾厚葬，这难道是圣人制礼的本意吗？
是以华夏之士，争相陵尚，违礼之本，事礼之末，务礼之华，弃礼之实，单家竭财，以相营赴。废事生而营终亡，替所养而为厚葬，岂云圣人制礼之意乎。
Therefore the people of Huáxià eagerly competed with each other to disregard the fundamental principles of propriety and to follow only its trivial details; they lauded luxury and spurned simplicity, exhausting all their family wealth in the desire to outdo each other. They neglected the living and devoted themselves to the dead, ignoring the care of the living and concentrating only on elaborate funerals; can this be considered the original intent of the sages in establishing propriety?