Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching, Chapter 40
Chapter 40 of Tao Te Ching translated by James Legge (1893)
Translation
40.
1.
The movement of the Tao By contraries proceeds; And weakness marks the course Of Tao's mighty deeds.
2. All things under heaven sprang from It as existing (and named); that existence sprang from It as non-existent (and not named).
Practical Reading
Return represents the movement of the Tao. In business cycles, decline contains the seed of renewal. What appears as failure may be redirection. The way back often leads forward.