己おのれに克かち礼れいに復かえる

expression

act with restraint and conform to the ways of etiquette

Archaic Confucian phrase, equivalent to 克己復礼. Used in classical contexts to describe self-discipline and adherence to ritual propriety.

See also: 克己復礼

• 「己おのれに克かち礼れいに復かえる」は、論ろん語ごの一いっ節せつとして知しられる。

  "己に克ち礼に復る" is known as a passage from the Analects.