Nahj al-Balāgha

Hadith 1758
governance
١٥٢. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): لِكُلِّ مُقْبِلٍ إِدْبَارٌ، وَمَا أَدْبَرَ كَأَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ.
152. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Every comer has to return and after returning it is as though he never existed.
Source: al-Sharīf al-Raḍī