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Ferengi Rules of Acquisition

The Ferengi lives by these rules. The childeren must know all the 285 rules and repeat them on command.

Rules
1"Once you have their money, you never give it back" (DS9, "The Nagus")
3"Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to" (DS9, "The Maquis, Part II")
6"Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity" (DS9, "The Nagus")
7"Keep your ears open" (DS9, "In the Hands of the Prophets")
9"Opportunity plus instinct equals profit" (DS9, "The Storyteller")
10"Greed is eternal" (DS9, "Prophet Motive") (VOY, "False Profits")
16"A deal is a deal" (DS9, "Melora")
17"A contract is a contract is a contract. But only between Ferengi" (DS9, "Body Parts")
18"A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all" (DS9, "Heart of Stone")
21"Never place friendship above profit" (DS9, "Rules of Acquisition")
22"A wise man can hear profit in the wind" (DS9, "Rules of Acquisition")
31"Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother" (DS9, "The Siege")
33"It never hurts to sick up to the boss" (DS9, "Rules of Acquisition")
34"War is good for business" (DS9, "Destiny")
35"Peace is good for business" (DS9, "Destiny")
47"Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own" (DS9, "Rivals")
48"The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife" (DS9, "Rules of Acquisition")
57"Good customers are as rare as latinum. Treasure them" (DS9, "Armageddon Game")
59"Free advice is seldom cheap" (DS9, "Rules of Acquisition")
62"The risker the road, the greater the profit" (DS9, "Rules of Aquisition")
75"Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum" (DS9, "Civil Defense")
76"Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies!" (DS9, "The Homecoming")
95"Expand or die" (VOY, "False Profits")
102"Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever" (DS9, "The Jem'Hadar")
103"Sleep can't interfere with ..." (DS9, "Rules of Acquisition")
109"Dignity and an empty sack is worth a sack" (DS9, "Rivals")
111"Treat people in your debt like family. Exploit them" (DS9, "Past Tense, Part I")(DS9, "The Darkness and the Light")
112"Never have sex with the boss's sister" (DS9, "Playing God")
139"Wives serve, brothers inherit" (DS9, "Necessary Evil")
194"It's is always good business to know about your customers before they walk in your door" (DS9, "Whispers")
203"New customers are like razor-toothed greenworms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back" (DS9, "Little Green Men")
211"Employees are the rungs on the ladder of succes. Don't hesitate to step on them" (DS9, "Bar Association")
214"Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach" (DS9, "The Maquis, Part I")
217"You can't free a fish from water" (DS9, "Past Tense, Part I")
239"Never be afraid to mislabel a product" (DS9, "Body Parts")
263"Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum" (DS9, "Bar Association")
285"No good deed ever goes unpunished" (DS9, "The Collaborator")

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This information is from the official Star Trek encyclopedia : Star Trek Encyclopedia : A Reference Guide to the Future by Micheal Okunda, et al and the Star Trek : Deep Space Nine TV production and the Star Trek : Voyager episode "False Profits". Click on a book name for more information and/or if you want to buy it (Amazon.com).