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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