ferengi rules of acquisition 1 Once you have their money, you never give it back. 3 Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to. 6Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity. 7 Keep your ears open. 8 Only a fool passes up a business opportunity. 9 Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. 10 Greed is eternal. 13 Anything worth doing is worth doing for money. 16 A deal is a deal. 17 A contract is a contract is a contract. But only between Ferengi. 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. 23 Nothing is more important than your health. Except for money. 27 There's nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman. 31 Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother. 33 It never hurts to suck up to the boss. 34 War is good for business. 35 Peace 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. 45 Expand, or die. 47 Never trust anyone whose suit is nicer than your own. 48 The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife. 52 Never ask when you can take. 57 Good customers are as rare as latinum, treasure them. 59 Free advice is seldom cheap. 62 The riskier the road, the greater the profit. 74 Knowledge equals profit. 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. 103 Sleep can interfere .... 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' sister. 139 Wives serve, brothers inherit. 190 Hear all, trust nothing. 194 It's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door. 203 New customers are like razor toothed gree worms, they can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back. 211 Employees are the rungs on the ladder to success. Don't hesitate to step on them. 214 Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach. 217 You can't free a fish from water. 239 Never be afraid to mislabel a product. 263 Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum. 285 No good deed ever goes unpunished. 285 No good deed ever goes unpunished. 286 When Morn leaves, it's all over.
