1 | Once you have their money, you never give it back. | Rom | The Nagus | |
1 | If they want their money back, give it to them. | Quark | Prophet Motive | |
3 | Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to. | Quark | The Maquis, Part II | |
6 | Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity. | Zek | The Nagus | |
6 | A man is only worth the sum of his possessions. | Krem | Enterprise: Acquisition |
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7 | Keep your ears open. | Odo | Hands of the Prophet | |
8 | Only a fool passes up a business opportunity. | Vung, DS9 Novel #7 |
Warchild (p174) | Non-Canon |
8 | Small print leads to large risk. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p6) | Non-Canon | |
9 | Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. | Nog | The Storyteller | |
10 | Greed is eternal. | Quark | Prophet Motive | |
10 | Greed is dead. | Rom | Prophet Motive | |
13 | Anything worth doing is worth doing for money. | From The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (p27) and ST:DS9 TFRoA (p9) | Non-Canon | |
16 | A deal is a deal (...until a better one comes along.) |
Quark | Melora ST:DS9 TFRoA (p10) |
Add on is Non-Canon |
17 | A contract is a contract is a contract. But only between Ferengi. | Rom | Body Parts | |
18 | A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all. | Sisko & Nog | Heart of Stone | |
19 | Satisfaction is not guaranteed. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p12) | Non-Canon | |
21 | Never place friendship above profit. | Quark | Rules of Acquisition | |
21 | Never place profit before friendship. | Rom | Prophet Motive | |
22 | A wise man can hear profit in the wind. | Pel | Rules of Acquisition | |
22 | Latinum tarnishes, but family is forever. | Rom | Prophet Motive | |
23 | Nothing is more important than your health. Except for money. | Ulis | Enterprise: Acquisition |
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23 | Money can never replace dignity. | Rom | Prophet Motive | |
27 | There's nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman. | ST: DS9 TFRoA (p16) | Non-Canon | |
31 | Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother (...insult something he cares about instead.) |
Quark | The Siege ST:DS9 TFRoA (p17) |
Add on is Non-Canon |
33 | It never hurts to suck up to the boss. | Quark & Pel | Rules of Acquisition | |
34 | War is good for business. | Dax & Quark | Destiny | |
35 | Peace is good for business. | Dax & Quark | Destiny | |
40 | She can touch your lobes but never your latinum. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p23) | Non-Canon | |
41 | Profit is its own reward. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p24) | Non-Canon | |
44 | Never confuse wisdom with luck. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p25) | Non-Canon | |
45 | Expand, or die. | Krem | Enterprise: Acquisition |
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47 | Never trust anyone whose suit is nicer than your own. | Quark | Rivals | |
48 | The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife. | Pel | Rules of Acquisition | |
52 | Never ask when you can take. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p28) | Non-Canon | |
57 | Good customers are as rare as latinum, treasure them. | Quark | Armageddon Game | |
58 | There is no substitute for success. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p30) | Non-Canon | |
59 | Free advice is seldom cheap. | Quark | Rules of Acquisition | |
60 | Let's you and him fight. | Tunk, TNG Novel #33 |
Balance of Power (p87) | Non-Canon |
60 | Keep your lies consistent. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p33) | Non-Canon | |
62 | The riskier the road, the greater the profit. | Pel | Rules of Acquisition | |
65 | Win or lose, there's always Huyperian beetle snuff. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p36) | Non-Canon | |
69 | Ferengi are not responsible for the stupidity of other races. | Tunk, TNG Novel #33 |
Balance of Power (p179) | Non-Canon |
74 | Knowledge equals profit. | Barclay hologram | ST:VOY Inside Man |
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75 | Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum. | Quark | Civil Defense | |
76 | Every once in a while declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies. | Quark | The Homecoming | |
79 | Beware of the Vulcan greed for knowledge. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p41) | Non-Canon | |
82 | The flimsier the product, the higher the price. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p42) | Non-Canon | |
85 | Never let the competition know what you're thinking. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p43) | Non-Canon | |
89 | Ask not what your profits can do for you, ask what you can do for your profits. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p44) | Non-Canon | |
94 | Females and finances don't mix. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p46) | Non-Canon | |
97 | Enough...is never enough. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p47) | Non-Canon | |
99 | Trust is the biggest liability of all. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p47) | Non-Canon | |
102 | Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever. | Quark & Nog | The Jem'Hadar | |
103 | Sleep can interfere .... [cut off] |
Pel | Rules of Acquisition | |
104 | Faith moves mountains...of inventory. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p50) | Non-Canon | |
106 | There is no honor in poverty. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p51) | Non-Canon | |
109 | Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack. | Quark | Rivals | |
111 | Treat people in your debt like family, exploit them. | Sisko | Past Tense, Part I | |
112 | Never have sex with the boss' sister. | Quark | Playing God | |
113 | Always have sex with the boss. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p56) | Non-Canon | |
121 | Everything is for sale, including friendship. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p58) | Non-Canon | |
123 | Even a blind man can recognize the glow of latinum. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p59) | Non-Canon | |
139 | Wives serve, brothers inherit. | Odo | Necessary Evil | |
141 | Only fools pay retail. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p61) | Non-Canon | |
144 | There's nothing wrong with charity...as long as it winds up in your pocket. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p62) | Non-Canon | |
153 | Sell the sizzle, not the steak. | Quark | ST: DS9 Comic #22 | Non-Canon |
162 | Even in the worst of times someone turns a profit. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p63) | Non-Canon | |
177 | Know your enemies...but do business with them always. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p64) | Non-Canon | |
181 | Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p65) | Non-Canon | |
184 | (See 191) | |||
189 | Let others keep their reputation. You keep their money. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p66) | Non-Canon | |
190 | Hear all, trust nothing. | Nog | Call to Arms | |
191 | A Ferengi waits to bid until his opponents have exhausted themselves. | Tunk, Novel #33 |
Balance of Power (p157) | Tunk was corrected as to the number of this RofA as being
184 Non-Canon |
192 | Never cheat a Klingon...unless you're sure you can get away with it. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p67) | Non-Canon | |
194 | It's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door. | Quark | Whispers | Quark wasn't sure of the number of this one |
202 | The justification of profit is profit. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p69) | Non-Canon | |
203 | New customers are like razor toothed gree worms, they can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back. | Rom | Little Green Men | |
211 | Employees are the rungs on the ladder to success. Don't hesitate to step on them. | Frool | The Bar Association | |
214 | Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach. | Quark | The Maquis, Part I | |
216 | Never gamble with an empath. | Quark, DS9 Novel #12 | The Laertian Gamble (p7) | Non-Canon |
217 | You can't free a fish from water. | Quark | Past Tense, Part I | |
218 | Sometimes what you get free costs entirely too much. | Quark | ST: DS9 Comic #12 | Non-Canon |
218 | Always know what you're buying. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p71) | Non-Canon | |
219 | Possession is eleven-tenths of the law. | Tunk, TNG Novel #33 |
Balance of Power (p67) | Non-Canon |
223 | Beware the man who doesn't make time for oo-mox. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p72) | Non-Canon | |
229 | Latinum lasts longer than lust. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p74) | Non-Canon | |
236 | You can't buy fate. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p75) | Non-Canon | |
239 | Never be afraid to mislabel a product. | Gint (during Quark's dream) | Body Parts | |
242 | More is good...all is better. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p76) | Non-Canon | |
255 | A wife is a luxury...a smart accountant a necessity. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p77) | Non-Canon | |
261 | A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p78) | Non-Canon | |
263 | Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum. | Rom | The Bar Association | |
266 | When in doubt, lie. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p79) | Non-Canon | |
284 | Deep down everyone's a Ferengi. | ST:DS9 TFRoA (p80) | Non-Canon | |
285 | No good deed ever goes unpunished. | Quark | The Collaborator | |
285 | A good deed is its own reward. | Rom | Prophet Motive | |
286 | When Morn leaves, it's all over. | Quark | The House of Quark | This rule doesn't really exist, Quark made it up. |
Last rules added: 6, 23, 45
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition - herein
abbreviated (ST:DS9 TFRoA)
March 27, 2002
Info also compiled from news posting by Michael J. Baker.
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