In modern society, the idea of 'mind-workers ruling' is being reexamined.
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From 《孟子·滕文公上》: 劳心者治人，劳力者治于人；治于人者食人，治人者食于人。天下之通义也 (Those who labor with the mind govern others; those who labor with muscle are governed. Those who are governed feed others; those who govern are fed by others. This is the common principle of all under heaven). Mencius's defense of the scholar-official class — endlessly debated from imperial times through the modern era.
usage
Almost always quoted with the following 劳力者治于人 as a balanced pair. 治 here = 'to govern,' not 'to cure.' The second 治 (in 治于人) reads as a passive: 'be governed by others.'
