Editing Rules of Acquisition (section)

== Official Rules ==

*1 - Once you have their money, you never give it back.(DS9|The Nagus|Heart of Stone)
*3 - Never pay more for an acquisition than you have to.(DS9|The Maquis, Part II)
*6 - Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity. (ENT|Acquisition; DS9|The Nagus; ENT|Acquisition)
**'''''As late as 2151 the rule was quoted as being slightly different "Never allow family to stand in the way of profit" (where profit replaces opportunity).'''''
*7- Keep your ears open.((DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets)
*9 - Opportunity plus instinct equals profit. (DS9|The Storyteller)
*10 - Greed is eternal. ((DS9|Prophet Motive; VOY|False Profits)
*16 - A deal is a deal....until a better one comes along."(DS9|Melora)
*17 - A contract is a contract is a contract ... but only between Ferengi. (DS9|Body Parts)
*18 - A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all. (DS9|Heart of Stone)
*21 - Never place friendship above profit.(DS9|Rules of Acquisition)
*22 - A wise man can hear profit in the wind.(DS9|Rules of Acquisition; VOY|False Profits)
*33 - Nothing is more important than your health ... except for your money. (ENT|Acquisition)
*31 - (Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother...insult something he cares about instead." (DS9|The Siege)
*33 - It never hurts to suck up to the boss. (DS9|Rules of Acquisition|The Dogs of War)
**'''''Brunt stated a variation of this Rule (without referring to it by number) with: "It's never too early to suck up to the boss". (DS9|The Dogs of War)'''''
*34 - War is good for business. (DS9|Destiny|The Siege of AR-558)
**''Quark has stated a corollary: ''"only from a distance, the closer to the front lines, the less profitable it gets"'' 
*35 - Peace is good for business. (TNG|The Perfect Mate;DS9|Destiny)
**'''''Although spoken before the production staff's creation of the Rules of Acquisition, Par Lenor stated something quite similar to this rule: "Peace is good for trade ... unless you happen to be an arms merchant!"'''''
*45 - Expand or die. (ENT|Acquisition)
**'''''Rule of Acquisition 95 was quoted as Rule 45 in ENT|Acquisition. It might be possible though, that in the roughly 200 years between the two episodes, the arrangement of the Rules of Acquisition slightly changed. Alternatively, it may have been decided that the rule bears repeating.'''''
*47 - Never trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.(DS9|Rivals)
*48 - The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.(DS9|Rules of Acquisition)
*57 - Good customers are as rare as latinum. Treasure them.(DS9|Armageddon Game)
*59 - Free advice is seldom cheap.(DS9|Rules of Acquisition)
*62 - The riskier the road, the greater the profit.(DS9|Rules of Acquisition|Little Green Men)
*74 - Knowledge equals profit. (VOY|Inside Man)
*75 - Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum.(DS9|Civil Defense)
*76 - Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.(DS9|The Homecoming)
*94 - Females and finances don't mix. (DS9|Ferengi Love Songs|Profit and Lace)
*95 - Expand or die.(VOY|False Profits; ENT|Acquisition)
*98 - Every man has his price. (DS9|In the Pale Moonlight)
*102 - Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever.(DS9|The Jem'Hadar)
*103 - Sleep can interfere with your lust for latinum.(DS9|Rules of Acquisition)
**'''''This rule was interrupted before it could be finished.'''''
*109 - Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack.(DS9|Rivals)
*111 - Treat people in your debt like family ... exploit them. (DS9|Past Tense, Part I|The Darkness and the Light)
*112 - Never have sex with the boss's sister.(DS9|Playing God)
*125 - You can't make a deal if you're dead.(DS9|The Siege of AR-558)
*139 - Wives serve, brothers inherit. (DS9|Necessary Evil)
*168 - Whisper your way to success.(DS9|Treachery, Faith and the Great River)
*"A man is only worth the sum of his possessions." (ENT|Acquisition)
**'''''Though not given a number, this rule was clearly official, among the first 173, and considered "the most important one" by Krem'''''
*190 - Hear all, trust nothing. (DS9|Call to Arms)
*194 - It's always good to know about new customers before they walk in your door.(DS9|Whispers)
*203 - New customers are like razor-toothed gree-worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.(DS9|Little Green Men)
*208 - Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer. (DS9|Ferengi Love Songs)
*211 - Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success. Don't hesitate to step on them.(DS9|Bar Association)
*214 - Never begin a negotiation on an empty stomach.(DS9|The Maquis, Part I)
*217 - You can't free a fish from water. (DS9|Past Tense, Part I)
*229 - Latinum lasts longer than lust. (DS9|Ferengi Love Songs)
*239 - Never be afraid to mislabel a product.(DS9|Prophet Motive)
*263 - Never let doubt interfere with your lust for latinum.(DS9|Bar Association)
*285 - No good deed ever goes unpunished. (DS9|The Collaborator|The Sound of Her Voice)
**'''''In DS9|Body Parts, it is suggested in a dream of Quark's, that the Rules of Acquisition themselves are merely guidelines, and the book was mislabeled by Gint so as to sell more copies than the "Suggestions of Acquisition."  However, this may be no more than Quark trying to justify breaking rule #17, since this rule is obviously higher than Star Trek: ENTerprise's "original" 173 rules.  It could also be noted that the [[Grand Nagus]] has the power to change the Rules of Acquisition, so it is still possible this rule changed position over time .'''''