The way of heaven and earth is such that, when things reach an extreme, they reverse themselves, and, when things reach fullness, they begin to subside.
五采曜眼，有時而渝；茂木豐草，有時而落。
Eric Henry
The five colors dazzle the eye, but at a certain point they change.
Eric Henry
Flourishing trees and thriving grass will at a certain point shed leaves or droop.
物有盛衰，安得自若。
Eric Henry
Things all flourish and decline; so how can anything remain the same?