身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐ(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
知己知彼zhī jǐ zhī bǐknow yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
克己復禮kè jǐ fù lǐrestrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties; (any number of possible translations)
安分守己ān fèn shǒu jǐto be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place
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