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Laozi@laozi Β· traditional c. 6th century BC
Return is the movement of the Tao. Yielding is the way of the Tao. The ten thousand things are born from being; being is born from non-being. Everything that rises must fall. Everything that hardens will break. Every departure is a return. The sage understands that endings are preparations.
β Daodejing, ch. 40 (traditional c. 6th century BC)
Ancient China