ubuntu-bots/Mess/ferengi.txt

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1: Once you have their money, you never give it back.
3: Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to.
6: Never let family stand in the way of opportunity.
7: Always keep your ears open.
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 before profit.
22: Wise men can hear profit in the wind.
23: Nothing is more important than your health. Except for 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 — 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.
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 opportunity.
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.
119: Buy, sell, or get out of the way.*
125: You can't make a deal if you're dead.
139: Wives serve; brothers inherit.
141: Only fools pay retail.
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 can 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.
229: Latinum lasts longer than lust.
239: Never be afraid to mis-label a product.
242: More is good, all is better.
263: Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for Latinum.
285: No good deed ever goes unpunished.
: When no rule applies . . . make one up