subdue oneself and return to propriety ? 顏淵問(wèn)仁。子曰： “～為仁?！薄?《論語(yǔ)·顏淵》) Yan Yuan asked about perfect virtue. The Master said，“To subdue oneself and return to propriety is perfect virtue.”
克己復(fù)禮ke ji fu li
(as a Confucian ethical ideal) exercise selfrestraint and return to propriety