1. Once you have their money...you never give it back. • 2. You can't cheat an honest customer, but it never hurts to try. • 3. Never pay more for an acquisition than you have to. • 4. A woman wearing clothes is like a man in the kitchen. • 5. If you can't break a contract, bend it. • 6. Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity. • 7. Keep your ears open. • 8. Small print leads to large risk. • 9. Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. • 10. Greed is eternal. • 11. Latinum isn't the only thing that shines. • 12. Anything worth selling is worth selling twice. • 13. Anything worth doing is worth doing for money. • 14. Anything stolen is pure profit. • 15. Acting stupid is often smart. • 16. A deal is a deal... until a better one comes along. • 17. A bargain usually isn't. • 18. A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all. • 19. Satisfaction is not guaranteed. • 20. When the customer is sweating, turn up the heat. • 21. Never place friendship above profit. • 22. A wise man can hear profit in the wind. • 23. Money can never replace dignity. • 25. There's always a way out. • 26. As the customers go, so goes the wise profiteer. • 27. There's nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman. • 30. Talk is cheap; synthehol costs money. • 31. Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother... insult something he cares about instead. • 32. Be careful what you sell. It may do exactly what the customer expects. • 33. It never hurts to suck up to the boss. • 34. Peace is good for business. • 35. War is good for business. • 37. Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own. • 39. Friendship is temporary; profit is forever. • 40. She can touch your lobes but never your latinum. • 41. Profit is its own reward. • 42. What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine too. • 43. Caressing an ear is often more forceful than pointing a weapon. • 44. Never confuse wisdom with luck. • 46. Make your shop easy to find. • 47. Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own. • 48. The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife. • 50. Gratitude can bring on generosity. • 52. Never ask when you can take. • 57. Good customers are as rare as latinum - treasure them. • 58. There is no substitute for success. • 59. Free advice is seldom cheap. • 60. Keep your lies consistent. • 61. Never buy what can be stolen. • 62. The riskier the road, the greater the profit. • 65. Win or lose, there's always Huyperian beetle snuff. • 68. Ear stroking will get you anything. • 69. Ferengi are not responsible for the stupidity of other races. • 70. Get the money first, then let the buyers worry about collecting the merchandise. • 72. Never trust your customers. • 73. If it gets you profit, sell your own mother. • 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. • 79. Beware of the Vulcan greed for knowledge. • 82. The flimsier the product, the higher the price. • 85. Never let the competition know what you're thinking. • 89. Ask not what your profits can do for you, but ask what you can do for your profits. • 94. Females and finances don't mix. • 97. Enough... is never enough. • 98. Act without delay! The sharp knife cuts quickly. • 99. Trust is the biggest liability of all. • 101. The only value of a collectible is what you can get somebody else to pay for it. • 102. Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever. • 103. Sleep can interfere with opportunity. • 104. Faith moves mountains... of inventory. • 106. There is no honor in poverty. • 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. • 113. Always have sex with the boss. • 116. There's always a catch. • 117. You can't free a fish from water. • 119. Never judge a customer by the size of his wallet. • 121. Everything is for sale, even friendship. • 123. Even a blind man can recognize the glow of latinum. • 125. Count it. • 135. Never trust a beneficiary. • 139. Wives serve. brothers inherit. • 141. Only fools pay retail. • 144. There's nothing wrong with charity... as long as it winds up in your pocket. • 146. Necessity is the mother of invention. Profit is it's father. • 153. Sell the sizzle, not the steak. • 162. Even in the worst of times, someone turns a profit. • 169. Competition and fair play are mutually exclusive. • 172. If you can sell it, don't hesitate to steal it. • 177. Know your enemies... but do business with them always. • 181. Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit. • 189. Let others keep their reputation. You keep their money. • 191. A Ferengi waits to bid until his opponents have exhausted themselves. • 192. Never cheat a Klingon... unless you're sure you can get away with it. • 194. It's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door. • 200. If you're going to have to endure, make yourself comfortable. • 202. The justification of profit is profit. • 203. New customers are like razor-backed Greeworms--They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back! • 211. Employess are the rungs on the ladder of success. Don't hesitate to step on them. • 212. Never give away for free what can be sold. • 214. Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach. • 216. Never gamble with an empath. • 217. Sometimes what you get free costs entirely too much. • 218. Always know what you're buying. • 223. Beware the man who doesn't make time for oo-mox. • 229. Latinum lasts longer than lust. • 236. You can't buy fate. • 239. Never be afraid to mislabel a product. • 242. More is good... all is better. • 255. A wife is a luxury... a smart accountant a necessity. • 261. A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience. • 263. Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum. • 265. The customer is always right... until you get their cash. • 266. When in doubt, lie. • 284. Deep down everyone's a Ferengi. • 285. No good deed ever goes unpunished.