| Ferengi Rules Of Acquisition |
| 1. Once you have their money, you never give it back. [Rom, "The Nagus"] |
| 3. Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to. [Quark, "The Maquis Part II"] |
| 6. Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity. [Zek, "The Nagus"] |
| 7. Keep your ears open. [Odo, "Hands of the Prophet"] |
| 8. Small print leads to large risk. [TFRA (p6)] |
| 9. Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. [Nog, "The Storyteller"] |
| 10. Greed is eternal. [Quark, "Prophet Motive"] |
| 13. Anything worth doing is worth doing for money. [TFRA (p9)] |
| 16. A deal is a deal (...until a better one comes along.) [Quark, "Melora"] |
| 18. A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all. [Ben Sisko & Nog, "Heart of Stone"] |
| 19. Satisfaction is not guaranteed. [TFRA (p12)] |
| 21. Never place friendship above profit. [Quark, "Rules of Acquisition"] |
| 22. A wise man can hear profit in the wind. [Pel, "Rules of Acquisition"] |
| 27. There's nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman. [TFRA (p16)] |
| 28. Whisper your way to success. [Nog, "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River"] |
| 31. Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother. [Quark, "The Siege"] |
| 33. It never hurts to suck up to the boss. [Quark & Pel, "Rules of Acquisition"] |
| 34. War is good for business. [Quark & Dax, "Destiny"] |
| 35. Peace is good for business. [Quark & Dax, "Destiny"] |
| 40. She can touch your lobes but never your latinum. [TFRA (p23)] |
| 41. Profit is its own reward. [TFRA (p24)] |
| 44. Never confuse wisdom with luck. [TFRA (p25)] |
| 47. Never trust anyone whose suit is nicer than your own. [Quark, "Rivals"] |
| 48. The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife. [Pel, "Rules of Acquisition"] |
| 52. Never ask when you can take. [TFRA (p28)] |
| 57. Good customers are as rare as latinum, treasure them. [Quark, "Armageddon Game"] |
| 58. There is no substitute for success. [TFRA (p30)] |
| 59. Free advice is seldom cheap. [Quark, "Rules of Acquisition"] |
| 60. Keep your lies consistent. [TFRA (p33)] |
| 62. The riskier the road, the greater the profit. [Pel, "Rules of Acquisition"] |
| 65. Win or lose, there's always Huyperian beetle snuff. [TFRA (p36)] |
| 75. Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum. [Quark, "Civil Defense"] |
| 76. Every once in a while declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies. [Quark, "The
Homecoming"] |
| 79. Beware of the Vulcan greed for knowledge. [TFRA (p41)] |
| 82. The flimsier the product, the higher the price. [TFRA (p42)] |
| 85. Never let the competition know what you're thinking. [TFRA (p43)] |
| 89. Ask not what your profits can do for you, ask what you can do for your profits. [TFRA (p44)] |
| 94. Females and finances don't mix. [TFRA (p46)] |
| 97. Enough...is never enough. [TFRA (p47)] |
| 98. Every man has his price. [Quark, "In The Pale Moonlight"] |
| 99. Trust is the biggest liability of all. [TFRA (p48)] |
| 102. Nature decays, latinum last forever. [Quark & Nog, "The Jem'Hadar"] |
| 103. Sleep can interfere .... [cut off] [Pel, "Rules of Acquisition"] |
| 104. Faith moves mountains...of inventory. [TFRA (p50)] |
| 106. There is no honor in poverty. [TFRA (p51)] |
| 109. Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack. [Quark, "Rivals"] |
| 111. Treat people in your debt like family. Exploit them. [Ben Sisko, "Past Tense, Part I"] |
| 112. Never have sex with the boss's sister. [Quark, "Playing God"] |
| 113. Always have sex with the boss. [TFRA (p56)] |
| 121. Everything is for sale, including friendship. [TFRA (p58)] |
| 123. Even a blind man can recognize the glow of latinum. [TFRA (p59)] |
| 139. Wives serve, brothers inherit. [Odo, "Necessary Evil"] |
| 141. Only fools pay retail. [TFRA (p61)] |
| 144. There's nothing wrong with charity...as long as it winds up in your pocket. [TFRA (p62)] |
| 162. Even in the worst of times someone turns a profit. [TFRA (p63)] |
| 177. Know your enemies...but do business with them always. [TFRA (p64)] |
| 181. Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit. [TFRA (p65)] |
| 189. Let others keep their reputation. You keep their money. [TFRA (p66)] |
| 190. Hear all, trust nothing. [Ben Sisko & Nog, "A Call to Arms"] |
| 192. Never cheat a Klingon...unless you're sure you can get away with it. [TFRA (p67)] |
| 194. It's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door.
[Quark, "Whispers"] |
| 202. The justification of profit is profit. [TFRA (p69)] |
| 203. New customers are like razor toothed gree worms, they can be succulent, but sometimes they
bite back. [Rom, "Little Green Men"] |
| 208. Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer. [Zek, "Ferengi Love
Songs"] |
| 211. Employees are the rungs on the ladder to success. Don't hesitate to step on them. [Frool, "The
Bar Association"] |
| 214. Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach. [Quark, "The Maquis Part I"] |
| 217. You can't free a fish from water. [Quark, "Past Tense, Part I"] |
| 218. Always know what you're buying. [TFRA (p71)] |
| 223. Beware the man who doesn't make time for oo-mox. [TFRA (p72)] |
| 229. Latinum lasts longer than lust. [TFRA (p74)] |
| 236. You can't buy fate. [TFRA (p75)] |
| 239. Never be afraid to mislabel a product. [Grand Nagus Gint, "Body Parts"] |
| 242. More is good...all is better. [TFRA (p76)] |
| 255. A wife is a luxury...a smart accountant a necessity. [TFRA (p77)] |
| 261. A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience. [TFRA (p78)] |
| 263. Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum. [Rom, "The Bar Association"] |
| 266. When in doubt, lie. [TFRA (p79)] |
| 284. Deep down everyone's a Ferengi. [TFRA (p80)] |
| 285. No good deed ever goes unpunished. [Quark, "The Collaborator"] |
