Xun Zi,an ancient Chinese scholar who believes in the evil nature of human being,holds that etiquette comes into form as one of the Saint s ways to keeping the social order through curbing the desires.
荀子以人性恶为基础 ,将“礼”之起源归结为“圣人”的“制欲止乱” ,虽仍有其逻辑缺憾 ,但较之其它关于社会规范的起源学说要深刻和高明得多。