Selections from The Rules of Acquisition

Quark

1) Once you have their money, you never give it back.

6) Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.

9) Opportunity plus instict 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.

21) Never place friendship above profit.

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.

45) Expand or die.

47) Never trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.

48) The bigger the smile the sharper the knife.

59) Free advice is seldom cheap.

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.

98) Every man has his price.

109) Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack.

190) Hear all, trust nothing.

211) Treat employees like the rungs on the ladder of success. Don’t be afraid to step on them to get to the top.

285) No good deed ever goes unpunished.