# XL explained — Analects

> Chapter companion for Analects by Confucius.

## What happens

Confucius states that seven men have accomplished the feat of leaving the world and living as recluses.

## Character check-ins

### Confucius

The Master identifies seven men who have withdrawn from the world.

## Key lines

> Those who have done this are seven men.

The people who have accomplished this are seven individuals.

_Confucius acknowledges the existence of seven men who have achieved a certain state of withdrawal or accomplishment._

## Links

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