| rule number |
rule text |
source/episode |
| 1st Rule |
Once you have their money, you never give it back. |
The Nagus |
| 3rd Rule |
Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to. |
The Marquis, Part II |
| 6th Rule |
Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity. |
The Nagus |
| 7th Rule |
Keep your ears open. |
In The Hands Of The Prophets |
| 9th Rule |
Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. |
The Storyteller |
| 10th Rule |
Greed is eternal. |
Prophet Motive |
| 16th Rule |
A deal is a deal. |
Melora |
| 18th Rule |
A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all. |
Heart Of Stone |
| 21st Rule |
Never place friendship above profit. |
Rules Of Aquisition |
| 22nd Rule |
A wise man can hear profit in the wind. |
Rules Of Aquisition |
| 31st Rule |
Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother. |
The Siege |
| 33rd Rule |
It never hurts to suck up to the boss. |
Rules Of Aquisition |
| 34th Rule |
War is good for business. |
Destiny |
| 35th Rule |
Peace is good for business. |
Destiny |
| 47th Rule |
Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own. |
Rivals |
| 48th Rule |
The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife. |
Rules Of Aquisition |
| 57th Rule |
Good customers are as rare as latinum. Treasure them. |
Armageddon Game |
| 59th Rule |
Free advice is seldom cheap. |
Rules Of Aquisition |
| 62nd Rule |
The riskier the road, the greater the profit. |
Rules Of Aquisition |
| 75th Rule |
Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum. |
Civil Defense |
| 76th Rule |
Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies! |
The Homecoming |
| 102nd Rule |
Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever |
The Jem'Hadar |
| 103nd Rule |
Sleep can interfere with....... |
Rules Of Aquisition |
| 109th Rule |
Dignity and an empty sack is worth a sack. |
Rivals |
| 111th Rule |
Treat people in your debt like family. Exploit them. |
Past Tense, Part I |
| 112th Rule |
Never have sex with the boss's sister. |
Playing God |
| 139th Rule |
Wives serve, brothers inherit. |
Necessary Evil |
| 194th Rule |
It's always good business to know about your customers before they walk in your door. |
Whispers |
| 214th Rule |
Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach. |
The Marquis, Part I |
| 217th Rule |
You can't free a fish from water. |
Past Tense, Part I |
| 285th Rule |
No good deed ever goes unpunished. |
The Collaborator |
