| # |
Rule of Acquisition |
Source |
| 1 |
Once you have their money, you never give it back. |
Rom, "The Nagus" |
| 3 |
Never spend more for an acquisition that you have to. |
Quark, "The Maquis, part II" |
| 6 |
Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity. |
Grand Nagus Zek, "The Nagus" |
| 7 |
Keep your ears open. |
Odo, "In The Hands of the Prophets" |
| 9 |
Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. |
Nog, "The Storyteller" |
| 10 |
Greed is eternal. |
Quark, "Prophet Motive" |
| 16 |
A deal is a deal (...until a better one comes along.) |
Quark, "Melora" |
| 17 |
A contract is a contract is a contract - but only between Ferengi. |
Quark, Rom, "Body Parts" |
| 18 |
A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all. |
Capt. Sisko, Nog, "Heart of Stone" |
| 19 |
Satisfaction is not guarantied |
Quark, "Meridian" |
| 21 |
Never place friendship before profit. |
Quark, "Rules of Acquisition" |
| 22 |
A wise man can hear profit in the wind. |
Pel, "Rules of Acquisition" |
| 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, "Destiny" |
| 35 |
Peace is good for business. |
Dax, "Destiny" |
| 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. |
Quark, "Babel" |
| 57 |
Good costumers are as rare as latinum - treasure them. |
Quark, "Armageddon Game" |
| 59 |
Free advice is seldom cheap. |
Quark, "Rules of Acquisition" |
| 62 |
The riskier the road, the greater the profit. |
Pel, "Rules of Acquisition" |
| 75 |
Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum. |
Quark, "Civil Defence" |
| 76 |
Every once in a while declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies. |
Quark, "The Homecoming" |
| 94 |
Females and finances don't mix. |
Rom, "Ferengi Love Songs" |
| 98 |
Every man has his price. |
Quark, "In the Pale Moonlight" |
| 102 |
Nature decays, but latinum last forever. |
Quark, Nog, "The Jem'Hadar" |
| 103 |
Sleep can interfere with..... [the rest is missing] |
Pel, "Rules of Acquisition" |
| 109 |
Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack. |
Quark, "Rivals" |
| 111 |
Treat people in your dept like family - exploit them. |
Capt. Sisko, "Past Tense, part I" |
| 112 |
Never have sex with the boss's sister. |
Quark, "Playing God" |
| 139 |
Wives serve, brothers inherit. |
Odo, "Necessary Evil" |
| 190 |
Hear all, trust nothing. |
Capt. Sisko, Nog, "Call to Arms" |
| 194 |
It's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door. |
Quark, "Whispers" |
| 203 |
New customers are like razor toothed Greeworms - they can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back. |
Rom, "Little Green Men" |
| 208 |
Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than the question is an answer. |
Grand Nagus Zek, "Ferengi Love Songs" |
| 211 |
Employees are the rungs on the ladder to success - don't hesitate to step on them. |
Frool, "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" |
| 229 |
Latinum lasts longer than lust. |
Rom, "Ferengi Love Songs" |
| 239 |
Never be afraid to mislabel a product. |
Grand Nagus Gint, "Body Parts" |
| 263 |
Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum. |
Rom, "Bar Association" |
| 285 |
No good deed ever goes unpunished. |
Quark, "The Collaborator" |
