Malnayil en Marland

The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition

1: Once you have their money, you never give it back.
2: Exploitation begins at home.
3: Never pay more for an acquisition than you have to.
6: Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.
7: Keep your ears open.
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.
21: Never place friendship above profit.
22: A wise man can hear profit in the wind.
31: Never insult a Ferengi's mother. Insult something he cares about instead.
33: It never hurts to suck up to the boss.
34: War is good for business.
35: Peace is good for business.
45: A man is only worth the sum of his possessions.
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.
59: Free advice is seldom cheap.
62: The riskier the road, the greater the profit.
74: Knowledge equals profit.
76: Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.
98: Every man has his price.
99: Trust is the biggest liability of all.
100: Always inspect the merchandise before making a deal.
109: Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack.
111: Treat people in your debt like family... exploit them.
121: Everything is for sale, even friendship.
125: You can't make a deal if you're dead.
138: Never gamble when you can rig the game.
141: Only fools pay retail.
146: Never risk all your latinum on a single deal, no matter how promising.
159: Margin times volume equals profit; never sacrifice one without increasing the other.
168: Whisper your way to success.
177: Know your enemies... but do business with them always.
190: Hear all, trust nothing.
192: Never cheat a Klingon... unless you're sure you can get away with it.
208: Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer.
211: Employees are rungs on the ladder of success. Don't hesitate to step on them.
239: Never be afraid to mislabel a product.
266: When in doubt, lie.
285: No good deed ever goes unpunished.
286: When Morn leaves, it's all over.