{"id":1822,"date":"2023-11-19T18:32:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tutavo.com\/Kachina\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2023-11-19T22:11:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T22:11:32","slug":"ferengi-rules-of-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tutavo.com\/Kachina\/ferengi-rules-of-acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferengi Rules of Acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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      1. Rule #1: Once you have their money, you never give it back.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Rule #2: The best deal is the one that brings the most profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Rule #3: Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to.<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Rule #4: Time and Latinum are precious.<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Rule #5: Always exaggerate your estimate.<\/span><\/li>\n
      6. Rule #6: Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.<\/span><\/li>\n
      7. Rule #7: Keep your ears open.<\/span><\/li>\n
      8. Rule #8: Small print leads to large risk.<\/span><\/li>\n
      9. Rule #9: Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.  Instinct without opportunity is useless.<\/span><\/li>\n
      10. Rule #10: Greed is eternal.<\/span><\/li>\n
      11. Rule #11: Even if it’s free, you can always buy it cheaper.<\/span><\/li>\n
      12. Rule #12: Anything worth selling is worth selling twice.<\/span><\/li>\n
      13. Rule #13: Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.<\/span><\/li>\n
      14. Rule #14: Keep your family close; keep your Latinum closer.<\/span><\/li>\n
      15. Rule #15: Death – – – (a). Dead men close no deals.  (b). A dead customer can’t buy as much as a live one.  (c). A dead vendor doesn’t demand money (d). Death cannot be bribed.<\/span><\/li>\n
      16. Rule #16: A deal is a deal, until a better one comes along.<\/span><\/li>\n
      17. Rule #17: A contract is a contract is a contract: but only between Ferengi.<\/span><\/li>\n
      18. Rule #18: A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.<\/span><\/li>\n
      19. Rule #19: Satisfaction is not guaranteed.<\/span><\/li>\n
      20. Rule #20: He who dives under the table today, lives to profit tomorrow.<\/span><\/li>\n
      21. Rule #21: Never place friendship before profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      22. Rule #22: A wise man can hear profit in the wind.<\/span><\/li>\n
      23. Rule #23: Nothing is more important than health, except money.<\/span><\/li>\n
      24. Rule #24: Latinum can’t buy happiness, but you can sure have a blast renting it.<\/span><\/li>\n
      25. Rule #25: You pay for it, it’s your idea.<\/span><\/li>\n
      26. Rule #26: As the customers go, so goes the wise profiteer.<\/span><\/li>\n
      27. Rule #27: There’s nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman.<\/span><\/li>\n
      28. Rule #28: Whisper your way to success.<\/span><\/li>\n
      29. Rule #29: Always ask, “What’s in it for me?”<\/span><\/li>\n
      30. Rule #30: Talk is cheap, synthehol isn’t.<\/span><\/li>\n
      31. Rule #31: Never make fun of a Ferengi’s mother (added later) insult something he cares about instead.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      32. Rule #32: Be careful what you sell, it may do exactly what the customer<\/span><\/li>\n
      33. expects. Rule #33: It never hurts to suck up to the boss.<\/span><\/li>\n
      34. Rule #34: War is good for business,   (added later) but only from a distance, the closer to the front lines, the less profitable it gets.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      35. Rule #35: Peace is good for business\u2026 unless you happen to be an arms merchant!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      36. Rule #36: Neutrality is good for business.<\/span><\/li>\n
      37. Rule #37: If it’s free, take it and worry about hidden costs later.<\/span><\/li>\n
      38. Rule #38: Everyone needs something.<\/span><\/li>\n
      39. Rule #39: Friendship is temporary; profit is forever.<\/span><\/li>\n
      40. Rule #40: She can touch your lobes, but never your Latinum.<\/span><\/li>\n
      41. Rule #41: Profit is its own reward.<\/span><\/li>\n
      42. Rule #42: What’s mine is mine.<\/span><\/li>\n
      43. Rule #43: What’s yours can be mine.<\/span><\/li>\n
      44. Rule #44: Never confuse wisdom with luck.<\/span><\/li>\n
      45. Rule #45: Expand or Die.<\/span><\/li>\n
      46. Rule #46: Make your shop easy to find.<\/span><\/li>\n
      47. Rule #47: Don’t trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.<\/span><\/li>\n
      48. Rule #48: The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.<\/span><\/li>\n
      49. Rule #49: Everything is worth something to somebody.<\/span><\/li>\n
      50. Rule #50: Gratitude can bring on generosity.<\/span><\/li>\n
      51. Rule #51: Reward anyone who adds to your profits so they will continue to do so.<\/span><\/li>\n
      52. Rule #52: Never ask when you can take.<\/span><\/li>\n
      53. Rule #53: Never trust anybody taller than you.<\/span><\/li>\n
      54. Rule #54: Never trust a Ferengi with bigger lobes.<\/span><\/li>\n
      55. Rule #55: Advertise.<\/span><\/li>\n
      56. Rule #56: Be discreet.<\/span><\/li>\n
      57. Rule #57 :Good customers are as rare as Latinum; treasure them.<\/span><\/li>\n
      58. Rule #58: There is no substitute for success.<\/span><\/li>\n
      59. Rule #59: Free advice is seldom cheap.<\/span><\/li>\n
      60. Rule #60: Keep your lies consistent.<\/span><\/li>\n
      61. Rule #61: Never underestimate the power of bribery.<\/span><\/li>\n
      62. Rule #62: The riskier the road, the greater the profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      63. Rule #63: Share only what isn’t yours.<\/span><\/li>\n
      64. Rule #64: You don’t need a store front to set up shop.<\/span><\/li>\n
      65. Rule #65: Win or lose, there’s always Huyperian beetle snuff.<\/span><\/li>\n
      66. Rule #66: Double the price, then sell it half off.<\/span><\/li>\n
      67. Rule #67: Always inspect the merchandise.<\/span><\/li>\n
      68. Rule #68: A little ear stroking goes a long way.<\/span><\/li>\n
      69. Rule #69: Ferengi are not responsible for the stupidity of other races.<\/span><\/li>\n
      70. Rule #70: Ferengi are not responsible for the stupidity of other Ferengi.<\/span><\/li>\n
      71. Rule #71: Close the deal, and then answer questions.<\/span><\/li>\n
      72. Rule #72: Never trust your customers, especially if they are your relatives.<\/span><\/li>\n
      73. Rule #73: If it gets you profit, sell your own mother.<\/span><\/li>\n
      74. Rule #74: Knowledge equals profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      75. Rule #75: Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of Latinum.<\/span><\/li>\n
      76. Rule #76: Every once in a while, declare peace. “It confuses the hell out of your enemies<\/span><\/li>\n
      77. Rule #77: It’s  better to swallow your pride than to lose your profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      78. Rule #78: When the going gets tough, the tough change the Rules.<\/span><\/li>\n
      79. Rule #79: Beware of the Vulcan greed for knowledge.<\/span><\/li>\n
      80. Rule #80: Greed is known by many names.<\/span><\/li>\n
      81. Rule #81: There’s a difference between being a coward and running away.<\/span><\/li>\n
      82. Rule #82: The flimsier the product, the higher the price.<\/span><\/li>\n
      83. Rule #83: Even the wealth of the Nagus started with one slip of Latinum.<\/span><\/li>\n
      84. Rule #84: A friend is not a friend if he asks for a discount.<\/span><\/li>\n
      85. Rule #85: Never let the competition know what you’re thinking.<\/span><\/li>\n
      86. Rule #86: When the odds are against you never give up; just quit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      87. Rule #87: A friend in need means three times the profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      88. Rule #88: It ain’t over ’till it’s over.<\/span><\/li>\n
      89. Rule #89: Ask not what your profits can do for you, ask what you can do for your profits.<\/span><\/li>\n
      90. Rule #90: The Divine Treasury awaits.<\/span><\/li>\n
      91. Rule #91: Hear all, trust nothing.<\/span><\/li>\n
      92. Rule #92: There are many paths to profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      93. Rule #93: Act without delay! The sharp knife cuts quickly.<\/span><\/li>\n
      94. Rule #94: Females and finances don’t mix.<\/span><\/li>\n
      95. Rule #95: Prejudice only eliminates customers.<\/span><\/li>\n
      96. Rule #96: For every Rule, there is an equal and opposite Rule (except when there’s not.)<\/span><\/li>\n
      97. Rule #97: Enough… is never enough.<\/span><\/li>\n
      98. Rule #98: Every man has his price.<\/span><\/li>\n
      99. Rule #99: Trust is the biggest liability of all.<\/span><\/li>\n
      100. Rule #100: If they take your first offer, you either asked too little, or offered too much.<\/span><\/li>\n
      101. Rule #101: The only value of a collectible is what you can get somebody else to pay for it.<\/span><\/li>\n
      102. Rule #102: Nature decays, but Latinum lasts forever.<\/span><\/li>\n
      103. Rule #103: Sleep:   (a) Sleep can interfere with negotiations.  (b) Sleep can interfere with opportunity.  (c) Never sleep with the boss’s wife unless you pay him first.  (d) Never sleep with the boss’s sister.<\/span><\/li>\n
      104. Rule #104: Faith moves mountains of inventory.<\/span><\/li>\n
      105. Rule #105: Don’t trust anyone who trusts you.<\/span><\/li>\n
      106. Rule #106: There is no honor in poverty.<\/span><\/li>\n
      107. Rule #107: A warranty is valid only if they can find you.<\/span><\/li>\n
      108. Rule #108: Don’t buy what you can’t sell.<\/span><\/li>\n
      109. Rule #109: Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack.<\/span><\/li>\n
      110. Rule #110: Playing dumb is often smart.<\/span><\/li>\n
      111. Rule #111: Treat people in your debt like family, exploit them [ruthlessly].<\/span><\/li>\n
      112. Rule #112: Never have sex with the boss’ sister.<\/span><\/li>\n
      113. Rule #113: Always have sex with the boss.<\/span><\/li>\n
      114. Rule #114: Morality is defined by those in power<\/span><\/li>\n
      115. Rule #115: The best contract always has a lot of fine print.<\/span><\/li>\n
      116. Rule #116: There’s always a catch.<\/span><\/li>\n
      117. Rule #117: Profit is the better part of valor.<\/span><\/li>\n
      118. Rule #118: There is no profit in revenge.<\/span><\/li>\n
      119. Rule #119: Never judge a customer by the size of his wallet, sometimes, good things come in small packages.<\/span><\/li>\n
      120. Rule #120: Borrow on a handshake, lend in writing.<\/span><\/li>\n
      121. Rule #121: Everything is for sale, including friendship.<\/span><\/li>\n
      122. Rule #122: Do not forsake your profits and they will watch over you.<\/span><\/li>\n
      123. Rule #123: Even a blind man can recognize the glow of Latinum.<\/span><\/li>\n
      124. Rule #124: Diligent hands bring wealth.<\/span><\/li>\n
      125. Rule #125: You can’t make a deal if you’re dead.<\/span><\/li>\n
      126. Rule #126: Count it.<\/span><\/li>\n
      127. Rule #127: Stay neutral in conflict so that you can sell supplies to both sides.<\/span><\/li>\n
      128. Rule #128: Secrets are commodities, sell them.<\/span><\/li>\n
      129. Rule #129: The fear of poverty is the beginning of knowledge.<\/span><\/li>\n
      130. Rule #130: Never pay for sentiment, always charge for it.<\/span><\/li>\n
      131. Rule #131: Information is profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      132. Rule #132: Never take no from someone who wasn’t authorized to give you yes.<\/span><\/li>\n
      133. Rule #133: Only those ideas that lead to profit are good.<\/span><\/li>\n
      134. Rule #134: One good turn requires another.<\/span><\/li>\n
      135. Rule #135: Never trust a beneficiary.<\/span><\/li>\n
      136. Rule #136: Seek profit first and everything else will follow.<\/span><\/li>\n
      137. Rule #137: Everything is negotiable.<\/span><\/li>\n
      138. Rule #138: Wealth brings satisfaction.<\/span><\/li>\n
      139. Rule #139: Wives serve, brothers inherit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      140. Rule #140: Better great treasure with trouble than peace with poverty.<\/span><\/li>\n
      141. Rule #141: Only fools pay retail.<\/span><\/li>\n
      142. Rule #142: There’s no such thing as an unfair advantage.<\/span><\/li>\n
      143. Rule #143: Risk is part of the game… play it for all it’s worth.<\/span><\/li>\n
      144. Rule #144: There’s nothing wrong with charity…as long as it winds up in your pocket.<\/span><\/li>\n
      145. Rule #145: A little and often fills your pockets.<\/span><\/li>\n
      146. Rule #146: Necessity is the mother of invention. Profit is the father.<\/span><\/li>\n
      147. Rule #147: In all worthwhile labor there is profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      148. Rule #148: Wealth enables experience.<\/span><\/li>\n
      149. Rule #149: Profit is encouragement to industry and enterprise.<\/span><\/li>\n
      150. Rule #150: The way to become rich is to put all your Latinum in one sack, then watch the sack.<\/span><\/li>\n
      151. Rule #151: The man is richest who’s pleasures are cheapest.<\/span><\/li>\n
      152. Rule #152: A lie is a way to tell the truth to someone who doesn’t know<\/span><\/li>\n
      153. Rule #153:  Sell the sizzle, not the steak.<\/span><\/li>\n
      154. – <\/span><\/li>\n
      155. Rule #155: Power is 50% what you have and 50% what people think you have.<\/span><\/li>\n
      156. Rule #156: Rainy days are good for business.<\/span><\/li>\n
      157. Rule #157: Common sense is the collection of the customer’s prejudices.<\/span><\/li>\n
      158. Rule #158: The first principle of a rigid businessman is to always be flexible.<\/span><\/li>\n
      159. Rule #159: There are no creeds in mathematics.<\/span><\/li>\n
      160. Rule #160: Happiness is not mere possession of profit, but joy of acquisition.<\/span><\/li>\n
      161. Rule #161: Beyond the mountains there are more mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n
      162. Rule #162: Even in the worst of times, someone turns a profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      163. Rule #163: When a friend makes profit, you don’t.<\/span><\/li>\n
      164. Rule #164: Life does not guarantee equality of conditions, only of opportunity.<\/span><\/li>\n
      165. Rule #165: Never let your sense of morals get in the way of opportunity.<\/span><\/li>\n
      166. Rule #166: The success of any great transaction does not depend on odds.<\/span><\/li>\n
      167. Rule #167: Earning is not only a duty it’s a privilege.<\/span><\/li>\n
      168. Rule #168: Whisper your way to success.<\/span><\/li>\n
      169. Rule #169: Competition and fair play are mutually exclusive.<\/span><\/li>\n
      170. Rule #170: The hand that feeds could be bitten.<\/span><\/li>\n
      171. Rule #171: Blood is thicker than water, and harder to sell.  Latinum is thicker than both. <\/span><\/li>\n
      172. Rule #172: Chances aren’t what they used to be.<\/span><\/li>\n
      173. Rule #173: Dream, plan, believe, act.<\/span><\/li>\n
      174. Rule #174: If you can’t buy it, find someone who can.<\/span><\/li>\n
      175. Rule #175: Gratitude is expensive.<\/span><\/li>\n
      176. Rule #176: The wind always favors the best navigator.<\/span><\/li>\n
      177. Rule #177: Know your enemies… but do business with them always.<\/span><\/li>\n
      178. Rule #178: Power, leisure, and liberty are all words for profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      179. Rule #179: Opportunity may bring profit, friendship rarely does.<\/span><\/li>\n
      180. Rule #180: Never discuss an opportunity with someone wealthier than you.<\/span><\/li>\n
      181. Rule #181: Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      182. Rule #182: The cost for profit is never too high.<\/span><\/li>\n
      183. Rule #183: When it’s a question of profit, everyone is of one belief.<\/span><\/li>\n
      184. Rule #184: In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.<\/span><\/li>\n
      185. Rule #185: Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.<\/span><\/li>\n
      186. Rule #186: There is no security, only opportunity.<\/span><\/li>\n
      187. Rule #187: The philosophy of one is the common sense of another.<\/span><\/li>\n
      188. Rule #188: A fool and his money are the best customer.<\/span><\/li>\n
      189. Rule #189: Let others keep their reputation. You keep their money.<\/span><\/li>\n
      190. Rule #190: Hear all, trust nothing.<\/span><\/li>\n
      191. Rule #191: A Ferengi waits to bid until his opponents have exhausted themselves.<\/span><\/li>\n
      192. Rule #192: Never cheat a Klingon… unless you’re sure you can get away with it.<\/span><\/li>\n
      193. Rule #193: Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of desire.<\/span><\/li>\n
      194. Rule #194: It’s always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door.<\/span><\/li>\n
      195. Rule #195: You can’t jump a 20 foot gorge in two 10 foot jumps.<\/span><\/li>\n
      196. Rule #196: Listen to advice; then do what you want anyway.<\/span><\/li>\n
      197. Rule #197: Pick battles big enough to matter, but small enough to win.<\/span><\/li>\n
      198. Rule #198: You can’t shake hands with a fist.<\/span><\/li>\n
      199. Rule #199: The universe is not as difficult to comprehend as a Vulcan.<\/span><\/li>\n
      200. Rule #200: A Ferengi chooses no side but his own.<\/span><\/li>\n
      201. Rule #201: Wisdom consists of the anticipation of costs and consequences.<\/span><\/li>\n
      202. Rule #202: The justification of profit is profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      203. Rule #203: New customers are like razor-backed Gree-worms… They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back!<\/span><\/li>\n
      204. Rule #204: It takes a Ferengi to cheat a Ferengi.<\/span><\/li>\n
      205. Rule #205: Trust can be expensive.<\/span><\/li>\n
      206. Rule #206: Distrust can be expensive.<\/span><\/li>\n
      207. Rule #207: Sense without education is better than education without sense.<\/span><\/li>\n
      208. Rule #208: Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question, is an answer.<\/span><\/li>\n
      209. Rule #209: To many lobes spoil the deal.<\/span><\/li>\n
      210. Rule #210: Always be smarter than the people you hire.<\/span><\/li>\n
      211. Rule #211: Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success… don’t hesitate to step on them.<\/span><\/li>\n
      212. Rule #212: You and your Latinum are all you’ve got.<\/span><\/li>\n
      213. Rule #213: Those who concede to sell for less understand the value of business.<\/span><\/li>\n
      214. Rule #214: Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach.<\/span><\/li>\n
      215. Rule #215: Profit may not bring happiness, but there is no happiness without profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      216. Rule #216: Never gamble with an empath.<\/span><\/li>\n
      217. Rule #217: You can’t free a fish from water.<\/span><\/li>\n
      218. Rule #218: Always know what you’re buying.<\/span><\/li>\n
      219. Rule #219: Possession is 11\/10 of the law.<\/span><\/li>\n
      220. Rule #220: Listen what they say while watching what they do.<\/span><\/li>\n
      221. Rule #221: Computers can only give you the answers.<\/span><\/li>\n
      222. Rule #222: The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be believed.<\/span><\/li>\n
      223. Rule #223: Beware the man who doesn’t make time for oo-mox.<\/span><\/li>\n
      224. Rule #224: Listen to your lobes.<\/span><\/li>\n
      225. Rule #225: Always follow one step ahead.<\/span><\/li>\n
      226. Rule #226: Learn the language; translators malfunction.<\/span><\/li>\n
      227. Rule #227: Emulation with profit is better than innovation with none.<\/span><\/li>\n
      228. Rule #228: Bid high and bid often.<\/span><\/li>\n
      229. Rule #229: Latinum lasts longer than lust.<\/span><\/li>\n
      230. Rule #230: If they’re smarter than you, make them a lesser partner.<\/span><\/li>\n
      231. Rule #231: There’s a customer born every minute; be sure you’re the first to find each one.<\/span><\/li>\n
      232. Rule #232: Deal only with select clientele. (Those who are rich and not so bright.)<\/span><\/li>\n
      233. Rule #233: Latinum doesn’t grow on trees.<\/span><\/li>\n
      234. Rule #234: There’s nothing wrong with a good delusion.<\/span><\/li>\n
      235. Rule #235: Duck; death is tall.<\/span><\/li>\n
      236. Rule #236: You can’t buy fate.<\/span><\/li>\n
      237. Rule #237: It’s good to want things, especially things you can’t have.<\/span><\/li>\n
      238. Rule #238: How I handle my business is none of yours.<\/span><\/li>\n
      239. Rule #239: Never be afraid to mislabel a product.<\/span><\/li>\n
      240. Rule #240: Do it yourself and keep it yourself.<\/span><\/li>\n
      241. Rule #241: Never trust a hardworking employee.<\/span><\/li>\n
      242. Rule #242: More is good… all is better.<\/span><\/li>\n
      243. Rule #243: The more good will you can generate, the longer your customers stay.<\/span><\/li>\n
      244. Rule #244: Because something’s priceless doesn’t mean it’s not worthless.<\/span><\/li>\n
      245. Rule #245: Benevolence is 50\/50.<\/span><\/li>\n
      246. Rule #246: Innocence is expensive.<\/span><\/li>\n
      247. Rule #247: Don’t negotiate with the underlings.<\/span><\/li>\n
      248. Rule #248: Profit is in the details.<\/span><\/li>\n
      249. Rule #249: Once it’s sold stop selling.<\/span><\/li>\n
      250. Rule #250: Precious things are for those that can prize them.<\/span><\/li>\n
      251. Rule #251: Don’t miss the opportunity by grabbing at the shadow.<\/span><\/li>\n
      252. Rule #252: Little steps may prove great profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
      253. Rule #253: Synthehol is the lubricant of choice for a customer’s stuck purse.<\/span><\/li>\n
      254. Rule #254: Better a fat slave than to starve free.<\/span><\/li>\n
      255. Rule #255: A wife is a luxury… a smart accountant, a necessity.<\/span><\/li>\n
      256. Rule #256: Accountants do not play the game; they only keep the score.<\/span><\/li>\n
      257. Rule #257: Despise the things you cannot have.<\/span><\/li>\n
      258. Rule #258: A slip in the hand is better than a bar in sight.<\/span><\/li>\n
      259. Rule #259: Wealth not yours might well as not exist.<\/span><\/li>\n
      260. Rule #260: Life’s not fair. How else would you turn a profit?<\/span><\/li>\n
      261. Rule #261: A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience.<\/span><\/li>\n
      262. Rule #262: A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.<\/span><\/li>\n
      263. Rule #263: Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for Latinum.<\/span><\/li>\n
      264. Rule #264: Distrust interested advice.<\/span><\/li>\n
      265. Rule #265: The customer is always right… until you get their Latinum.<\/span><\/li>\n
      266. Rule #266: When in doubt, lie.<\/span><\/li>\n
      267. Rule #267: If you believe it, they believe it.<\/span><\/li>\n
      268. Rule #268: Hold on to what you have, but plan for future luck.<\/span><\/li>\n
      269. Rule #269: Trying to please an enemy makes you the loser everytime.<\/span><\/li>\n
      270. Rule #270: In business deals, a disruptor can be almost as important as a calculator.<\/span><\/li>\n
      271. Rule #271: What we want is not always the most profitable.<\/span><\/li>\n
      272. Rule #272: Think twice before leaping once.<\/span><\/li>\n
      273. Rule #273: Don’t waste your breath arguing with a Klingon; save it for the running you may have to do.<\/span><\/li>\n
      274. Rule #274: Consider your next transaction while counting your Latinum.<\/span><\/li>\n
      275. Rule #275: Foolish investment based on foolish advice is still foolish investment.<\/span><\/li>\n
      276. Rule #276: Overbooking is standard practice.<\/span><\/li>\n
      277. Rule #277: Anything worth fighting for is worth hiding from.<\/span><\/li>\n
      278. Rule #278: Appearances are deceptive. Dress above yourself.<\/span><\/li>\n
      279. Rule #279: Necessity knows no price.<\/span><\/li>\n
      280. Rule #280: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.<\/span><\/li>\n
      281. Rule #281: Greed cannot overreach itself.<\/span><\/li>\n
      282. Rule #282: The value of something is not in its use, but in its price.<\/span><\/li>\n
      283. Rule #283: An individual is smart, a group is not.<\/span><\/li>\n
      284. Rule #284: Deep down, everyone’s a Ferengi.<\/span><\/li>\n
      285. Rule #285: No good deed ever goes unpunished.<\/span><\/li>\n
      286. Rule #286: When Morn leaves, it’s over.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The Final Rule<\/strong> – also known as The Unwritten Rule: When no appropriate Rule applies, make one up!<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. 150 Worthy Corollaries<\/span><\/strong>\n
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              1.  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
              2. A man is only worth the sum of his possessions.<\/span><\/li>\n
              3. Shoot first.  Count profits later.<\/span><\/li>\n
              4. Always inspect the merchandise before making a deal.<\/span><\/li>\n
              5. Money is money, but females are better.<\/span><\/li>\n
              6. The answer to quick and easy profit is: buy for less, sell for more<\/span><\/li>\n
              7. Why ask, when you can take?<\/span><\/li>\n
              8. Good things often come in small packages.<\/span><\/li>\n
              9. A good lie is easier to believe than the truth.<\/span><\/li>\n
              10. If that’s what’s written, then that’s what’s written.<\/span><\/li>\n
              11. A distracted policeman is an opportunity.<\/span><\/li>\n
              12. If it works, sell it. If it works well, sell it for more. If it doesn’t work, quadruple the price and sell it as an antique.<\/span><\/li>\n
              13. Time, like latinum, is a highly limited commodity.<\/span><\/li>\n
              14. When the messenger comes to appropriate your profits\u2026 kill the messenger. <\/span><\/li>\n
              15. Only negotiate when you are certain to profit<\/span><\/li>\n
              16. A bargain usually isn’t<\/span><\/li>\n
              17. There is no profit in buying cheap merchandise<\/span><\/li>\n
              18. Acting stupid is often smart<\/span><\/li>\n
              19. Latinum isn’t the only thing that shines<\/span><\/li>\n
              20. Exploitation begins at home.<\/span><\/li>\n
              21. Don’t lie too soon after a promotion<\/span><\/li>\n
              22. Opportunity waits for no one<\/span><\/li>\n
              23. Pain passes, but profits remain.<\/span><\/li>\n
              24. After you’ve exploited someone, it never hurts to thank them. That way, it’s easier to exploit them next time<\/span><\/li>\n
              25. Work hard so you don’t have to.<\/span><\/li>\n
              26. Keep count of your change<\/span><\/li>\n
              27. The vast majority of the rich in this galaxy did not inherit their wealth; they stole it<\/span><\/li>\n
              28. If you can’t break a contract, bend it<\/span><\/li>\n
              29. Ferengi’s don’t give promotional gifts!<\/span><\/li>\n
              30. Never take the last coin, but be sure to get the rest<\/span><\/li>\n
              31. When the customer is sweating, turn up the heat<\/span><\/li>\n
              32. Profit has limits. Loss has none<\/span><\/li>\n
              33. The most beautiful thing about a tree is what you do with it after you cut it down<\/span><\/li>\n
              34. Never cheat a honest man offering a decent price<\/span><\/li>\n
              35. Praise is cheap. Heap it generously on all customers<\/span><\/li>\n
              36. A smart customer is not a good customer<\/span><\/li>\n
              37. Old age and greed will always overcome youth and talent<\/span><\/li>\n
              38. Never argue with a loaded phaser<\/span><\/li>\n
              39. Fear makes a good business partner<\/span><\/li>\n
              40. Mine is better than ours<\/span><\/li>\n
              41. Never do something you can make someone do for you<\/span><\/li>\n
              42. When someone says “It’s not the money,” they’re lying<\/span><\/li>\n
              43. If you see profit on a journey, take it<\/span><\/li>\n
              44. When someone says “It’s not the money, it’s the principle.”  It’s the money<\/span><\/li>\n
              45. Beware of small expenses: a small leak will kill a ship<\/span><\/li>\n
              46. Never use Latinum where your words will do<\/span><\/li>\n
              47. Power without profit is like a ship without an engine<\/span><\/li>\n
              48. Everything that has no owner, needs one<\/span><\/li>\n
              49. Never buy anything you can’t sell.<\/span><\/li>\n
              50. Never buy what can be stolen.  Anything stolen is pure profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
              51. Always sell at the highest possible profit<\/span><\/li>\n
              52. Good customers are almost as rare as Latinum – treasure them<\/span><\/li>\n
              53. Sell first; ask questions later<\/span><\/li>\n
              54. Beware of relatives bearing gifts<\/span><\/li>\n
              55. Time is Latinum. The early Ferengi get the Latinum<\/span><\/li>\n
              56. Caressing an ear is often more forceful than pointing a weapon<\/span><\/li>\n
              57. Money talks, but having a lots of it gets more attention<\/span><\/li>\n
              58. Wise men don’t lie, they just bend the truth<\/span><\/li>\n
              59. Never admit a mistake if there’s someone else to blame<\/span><\/li>\n
              60. Pursue profit; women come later<\/span><\/li>\n
              61. Friendship is seldom cheap<\/span><\/li>\n
              62. You could afford your ship without your government – if it weren’t for your government.<\/span><\/li>\n
              63. A warranty without loop-holes is a liability<\/span><\/li>\n
              64. Money is never made. It is merely won or lost<\/span><\/li>\n
              65. Get the money first, then let the buyers worry about collecting the merchandise<\/span><\/li>\n
              66. Never bluff a Klingon<\/span><\/li>\n
              67. If the profit seems too good to be true, it usually is.<\/span><\/li>\n
              68. Gamble and trade have two things in common: risk and Latinum<\/span><\/li>\n
              69. Compassion is no substitute for a profit<\/span><\/li>\n
              70. Labor camps are full of people who trusted the wrong person<\/span><\/li>\n
              71. Benefit from the greed of others<\/span><\/li>\n
              72. Celebrate when you are paid, not, when you are promised<\/span><\/li>\n
              73. Law makes everyone equal, but justice goes to the highest bidder.<\/span><\/li>\n
              74. He’s a fool who makes his doctor his heir<\/span><\/li>\n
              75. If you can’t sell it, sit on it, but never give it away<\/span><\/li>\n
              76.  If you would keep a secret from an enemy, don’t tell it to a friend.   The secret of one person is another person’s opportunity<\/span><\/li>\n
              77. Don’t discriminate. The most unlikely species can create the best customers<\/span><\/li>\n
              78. Don’t pay until you have the goods<\/span><\/li>\n
              79. Buy, sell, or get out of the way<\/span><\/li>\n
              80. The customer is always right … until you have their cash<\/span><\/li>\n
              81. Most species will say how it can be done.  Ferengi do it.<\/span><\/li>\n
              82. Only a fool passes up a business opportunity<\/span><\/li>\n
              83. A lie isn’t a lie until someone else knows the truth.<\/span><\/li>\n
              84. His money is only yours when he can’t get it back<\/span><\/li>\n
              85. A lie isn’t a lie, it’s just the truth seen from a different point of view.<\/span><\/li>\n
              86. A friend is only a friend until you sell him something. Then he is a customer<\/span><\/li>\n
              87. You can always buy back a lost reputation<\/span><\/li>\n
              88. Respect other culture’s beliefs; they’ll be more likely to give you money<\/span><\/li>\n
              89. Respect is good, Latinum is better<\/span><\/li>\n
              90. Loose lips, lose ships.<\/span><\/li>\n
              91. Only fools negotiate with their own money. <\/span><\/li>\n
              92. Sometimes, what you get free costs entirely too much<\/span><\/li>\n
              93. The family of Fools is ancient<\/span><\/li>\n
              94. A thirsty customer is good for profit, a drunk one isn’t<\/span><\/li>\n
              95. You are surrounded by opportunities; you just have to know where to look<\/span><\/li>\n
              96. Drive your business or it will drive you<\/span><\/li>\n
              97. Always ask for the costs first<\/span><\/li>\n
              98. Never kill a customer, unless you make more profit out of his death than out of his life<\/span><\/li>\n
              99. Never spend your own money when you can spend someone else’s<\/span><\/li>\n
              100. If you’re going to have to endure, make yourself comfortable<\/span><\/li>\n
              101. The difference between manure and Latinum is commerce<\/span><\/li>\n
              102. Never allow one’s culture’s law to get in the way of a universal goal: profit<\/span><\/li>\n
              103. When everything fails – run<\/span><\/li>\n
              104. The world is a stage – don’t forget to demand admission<\/span><\/li>\n
              105. A piece of Latinum in the hand is worth two in a customer’s pocket<\/span><\/li>\n
              106. Sex and profit are the two things that never last long enough<\/span><\/li>\n
              107. Competition and fair play are mutually exclusive. Fair play and financial loss go hand-in-hand<\/span><\/li>\n
              108. When you have only 2 slips of Latinum left, buy bread with one, and bet the other.<\/span><\/li>\n
              109. Whenever you think that things can’t get worse, the FCA will be knocking on you door.<\/span><\/li>\n
              110. If you want to ruin yourself there are three known ways: Gambling is the fastest, women are the sweetest, and banks are the most reliable way<\/span><\/li>\n
              111. Never offer a confession when a bribe will do<\/span><\/li>\n
              112. Whenever you are asked if you are god, the right answer is YES.<\/span><\/li>\n
              113. Genius without opportunity is like Latinum in the mine.<\/span><\/li>\n
              114. Never bet on a race you haven’t fixed.<\/span><\/li>\n
              115. Wounds heal, but debt is forever.<\/span><\/li>\n
              116. Beware of any man who thinks with his lobes.<\/span><\/li>\n
              117. Friends:  (a) A friend in need is a customer in the making.  (b). A friend in need means three times the profit<\/span><\/li>\n
              118. A Ferengi in need, will never do anything for free<\/span><\/li>\n
              119. When the Grand Nagus arrives to offer you a business opportunity, it’s time to leave town until he’s gone.<\/span><\/li>\n
              120. Give someone a fish, you feed him for one day. Teach him how to fish, and you lose a steady customer.<\/span><\/li>\n
              121. Tell them what they want to hear.<\/span><\/li>\n
              122. Never take hospitality from someone worse off than yourself<\/span><\/li>\n
              123. Profit is like a bed of roses – a few thorns are inevitable.<\/span><\/li>\n
              124. If you steal it, make sure it has a warranty.<\/span><\/li>\n
              125. Rich men don’t come to buy; they come to take.<\/span><\/li>\n
              126. Ambition knows no family.<\/span><\/li>\n
              127. No lobes, no profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
              128. The fear of loss may be your greatest enemy or your best friend – choose wisely.<\/span><\/li>\n
              129. Wish not so much to Live Long, as to Live Well<\/span><\/li>\n
              130. Anyone who can’t tell a fake doesn’t deserve the real thing.<\/span><\/li>\n
              131. Never underestimate the importance of the fist impression.<\/span><\/li>\n
              132. Never purchase anything that has been promised to be valuable or go up in value.<\/span><\/li>\n
              133. If at first you don’t succeed, try to acquire again.<\/span><\/li>\n
              134. There’s many witty men whose brains can’t line their pockets.<\/span><\/li>\n
              135. It’s better to have gambled and lost than to never have gambled at all.<\/span><\/li>\n
              136. It’s better to swallow your pride than to lose your profit.<\/span><\/li>\n
              137. An empty bag can not stand upright.<\/span><\/li>\n
              138. Never close a deal too soon after a female strokes your lobes.<\/span><\/li>\n
              139. Business is like war; it’s important to recognize the winner.<\/span><\/li>\n
              140. Rules are always subject to change and interpretation.<\/span><\/li>\n
              141. Planning is okay, but on the 17th time of playing a scenario out in your head, ask yourself \u201cis this useful?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
              142. Release your attachments. And you will find peace.<\/span><\/li>\n
              143. You make your beliefs and your beliefs make you.<\/span><\/li>\n
              144. If you think you are defeated, you are.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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