#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. % #7 - Keep your ears open. % #8 - Small print leads to large risk. % #9 - Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. % #10 - Greed is eternal. % #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 - A wise man 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. % #45 - Expand or die. % #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. 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. % #91 - Your boss is only worth what he pays you. % #94 - Females and finances don't mix. % #95 - Expand or die. % #98 - Every man has his price. % #102 - Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever. % #103 - Sleep can interfere with… % #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. % #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. % #223 - Unknown, but presumably concerned the relationship between "keeping busy" and "being successful". % #229 - Latinum 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. % #289 - Shoot first, count profits later. % #Unknown A man is only worth the sum of his possessions. % #286 - When Morn leaves, it's all over. % #299 - Whenever you exploit someone, it never hurts to thank them. That way, it's easier to exploit them next time. % # Unknown - Exploitation begins at home. % # Unknown - (The unwritten rule) When no appropriate rule applies, make one up. % # Unknown - When the messenger comes to appropriate your profits… kill the messenger. % # Unknown - Time, like latinum, is a highly limited commodity. % # Unknown - Always inspect the merchandise before making a deal. % # Unknown - Money is money, but females are better. % # Unknown - Why ask, when you can take? % # Unknown - Good things come in small packages % # Unknown - A good lie is easier to believe than the truth. % # Unknown - If that's what's written, then that's what's written. % # Unknown - A distracted policeman is an opportunity.