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
6. Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity
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7. Keep your ears open
9. Opportunity plus instinct equals profit
10. Greed is enternal
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
21. Never place friendship above profit
22. Wise men can hear profit in the wind
23. Nothing is more important than your health. Except for your money.
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.
47. Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.
48. The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.
57. Good customers are as rare as latinum.
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.
94. Females and finances don't mix.
95. Expand or die.
98. Every man has his price.
102. Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever.
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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.
125. You can't make a deal if you're dead.
139. Wives serve, brothers inherit.
168. Whisper your way to success.
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.
208. Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer.
211. Employees are the rungs on the ladder of 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.
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229. Platinum lasts longer than lust.
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.
299 (Voyager) "After you've exploited someone, it never hurts to thank them. That way, it's easier to exploit them next time."