分久必合,合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēnfenjiubihe,hejiubifen
- (lit.) that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (proverb, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])
- (fig.) things are constantly changing