هناك عمل العظماء وهناك عمل الصغار. ولذلك قيل: «منهم من يُتعب عقله، ومنهم من يُتعب جسده؛ فالذين يُتعبون عقولهم يحكمون غيرهم، والذين يُتعبون أجسادهم يُحكَمون بغيرهم. والذين يُحكمون يُعيلون من يحكمهم، والذين يحكمون يُعيلهم من يحكمونهم. وهذا مبدأ عام في كل مكان.

“There is the work of great men and there is the work of little men. Therefore it is said, 'Some labor with their minds and some labor with their strength. Those who labor with their minds govern others; those who labor with their strength are governed by others.'1 Those who are governed by others support them; those who govern them are supported by them. This is a universal principle.”Mencius