《梁书·列传·卷二十五》
礼仪是用来安定君主统御民众，光大风尚训导习俗，治理国家，利于后继者的。
夫礼所以安上治民，弘风训俗，经国家，利后嗣者也。
Ritual is used to stabilize the monarch's rule of the people, glorify the style, train customs, govern the country, and benefit the successors.