BIOGRAPHY
Named Sima Geng, styled Ziniu. He was impetuous and talkative. His brother Huan Tui was a powerful minister in the State of Song. He was anxious due to his brothers actions, and Confucius advised him that "the benevolent do not worry."
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司马牛问仁，子曰：「仁者，其言也讱。」曰：「其言也讱，斯谓之仁已乎？」子曰：「为之难，言之得无讱乎？」
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司马牛问君子，子曰：「君子不忧不惧。」曰：「不忧不惧，斯谓之君子已乎？」子曰：「内省不疚，夫何忧何惧？」
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