The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
| #1. Once you have their money,
you never give it back.
#3. Never pay more for an acquisition than you have to. #4. A woman wearing clothes is like a man in the kitchen. #6. Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity. #7. Keep your ears open. #8. Small print leads to large risk. #9. Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. #10. Greed is eternal. #12. Anything worth selling is worth selling twice. #13. Anything worth doing is worth doing for money. #16. A deal is a deal until a better one comes along. #18. A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all. #19. Satisfaction is not guaranteed. #21. Never place friendship above profit. #22. A wise man can hear profit in the wind. #26. As The customers go, so goes the wise profiteer. #27. There is nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman. #31. Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother, insult something he cares about instead. #33. It never hurts to suck up to the boss. #34. Peace is good for business. #35. War is good for business. #40. She can touch your lobes but never your latinum. #41. Profit is its own reward. #44. Never confuse wisdom with luck. #47. Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own. #48. The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife. #50. Gratitude can bring on generosity. #52. Never ask when you can take. #57. Good customers are as rare as latinum - treasure them. #58. There is no substitute for success. #59. Free advice is seldom cheap. #60. Keep your lies consistent. #62. The riskier the road, the greater the profit. #65. Win or lose, there is always Huyperian bettle snuff. #69. Ferengi are not responsible for the stupidity of other races. #71. There's a customer born every minute. #73. If it gets your profit, sell your own mother. #75. Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum. #76. Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies. #79. Beware of the Vulcan greeds for knowledge. #82. The flimsier the product, the higher the price. #85. Never let the competition know what you are thinking. #89. Ask not what your profits can do for you, but what you can do for your profits. #94. Female and finances don't mix. #97. Enough is never enough. #99. Trust is the biggest liability of all. #102. Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever. #103. Sleep can interfere. #104. Faith moves mountains of inventory. #106. There is no honor in poverty. #109. Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack. #111. Treat people in your debt like family, exploit them. #112. Never have sex with the boss's sister. #113. Always have sex with the boss. #116. There's always a catch. #117. You can't free a fish from water. #121. Everything is forsale, even friendships. #123. Even a blind man can recognize the glow of latinum. #135. Never trust a beneficiary. #139. Wives serve, brothers inherit. #141. Only fools pay retail. #144. There is nothing wrong with charity, as long as it winds up in your pocket. #153. Sell the sizzle, not the steak. #162. Even in the worst of times someone turns a profit. #177. Know your enemies, but do business with them always. #181. Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit. #184. A Ferengi waits to bid until his opponents have exhausted themselves. #189. Let others keep their reputation. You can keep their money. #192. Never cheat a Klingon unless you're sure you can get away with it. #194. It is always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door. #202. The justification for profit is profit. #214. Never begin a negotiation on an empty stomach. #218. Always know what you are buying. #219. Possession is eleven-tenths of the law. #223. Beware the man who doesn't make time for oo-mox. #229. Latinum lasts longer than lust. #236. You can't buy fate. #242. More is good, all is better. #255. A wife is a luxury, a smart accountant a necessity. #261. A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience. #266. When in doubt, lie. #284. Deep down everyone is a Ferengi. #285. No good deed ever goes unpunished. |