《北史·列传·卷二十八》
现在的风气，人们竞相浮华，情志变化无常，大肆兴办耗费财力人力的事情。
今时浮华相竞，情无常守；大为消功之物，巨制费力之事，岂不谬哉。
The current trend is that people compete with each other in extravagance, their emotions change erratically, and they indulge in things that consume money and manpower.