# ten cannots 1. you cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift 2. you cannot help small men by tearing down big men 3. you cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong 4. you cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer 5. you cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich 6. you cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income 7. you cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred 8. you cannot establish security on borrowed money 9. you cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence 10. you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://um.fz.ax/self/ten-cannots.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.