Rules Of Acquisition

Listed are some of the rules which Ferengi society are based upon. Please enjoy these at your leisure:-

#1- Once you have there money, you never give it back

#3- Never pay more for an acquisition than you have to

#6- Never allow family to stand in the way of oppertunity

#7- Keep your ears open

#8- Small print leads to large risk

#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 .... until a better one comes along

#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

#27- There is nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman

#31- Never insult a Ferengi's mother .... insult something he cares about

#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 it's own reward

#44- Never confuse wisdom with luck

#47- Never trust a man wearing a better suit 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

#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's always Hupyrian beetle snuff

#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 greed for Knowledge

#82- The flimsier the product, the higher the price

#85- Never let the competition know what you're thinking

#89- Ask not what your profits can do for you, but what you can do for your profits

#94- Females and Finance don't mix

#95- Expand .... or die

#97- Enough .... is never enough

#99- Trust is the biggest liability of all

#102- Nature decays, but latinum is forever

#104- Faith moves mountains .... of inventory

#106- There is no honour in poverty

#109- Dignity & an empty sack .... is worth the sack

#111- Treat people in your debt like family .... exploit them

#112- Never have sex with the bosses sister

#113- Always have sex with the boss

#121- Everything is for sale. Even friendship

#123- Even a blind man can recognize the glow of latinum

#139- Wives serve, brothers inherit

#141- Only fools pay retail

#144- There's nothing wrong with charity .... as long as it winds up in your pocket

#162- Even in the worst of times, someone makes a profit

#177- Know your nemys .... but do business with them always

#181- Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit

#189- Let others keep their reputation .... you keep their latinum

#192- Never cheat a Klingon .... unless you can get away with it

#194- It's always good business to know your customers before they walk in the door

#202- The justification for profit is profit

#203- New customers are like razor-toothed greeworms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back

#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

#218- Always know what you're buying

#223- Beware the man who doesn't make time for oo-mox

#229- Latinum lasts longer than lust

#236- You can't buy fate

#239- Never be afraid to mislabel a product

#242- More is good .... all is better

#255- A wife is a luxury .... a smart accountant is a necessity

#261- A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience

#263- Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum

#266- When in doubt, lie

#284- Deep down, everyone's a ferengi

#285- No good deed ever goes unpunished