ferengi-rules-of-acquisition.json•24.1 kB
{
"Ferengi_Rules_of_Acquisition": [
{
"Number": "0",
"Rule": "What the Nagus wants, we acquire.",
"Source": "ST video game: Star Trek Online"
},
{
"Number": "1",
"Rule": "Once you have their money... you never give it back.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"The Nagus\", PRD episode: \"First Con-tact\""
},
{
"Number": "2",
"Rule": "The best deal is the one that brings the most profit.",
"Source": "DS9 novel: The 34th Rule"
},
{
"Number": "2",
"Rule": "Money is everything.",
"Source": "ST - Strange New Worlds 9 short story: \"The Last Tree on Ferenginar: A Ferengi Fable From the Future\""
},
{
"Number": "3",
"Rule": "Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"The Maquis, Part II\""
},
{
"Number": "4",
"Rule": "Sedition and treason are always profitable.",
"Source": "ST video game: Star Trek Online"
},
{
"Number": "5",
"Rule": "Always exaggerate your estimates.",
"Source": "SCE eBook: Cold Fusion"
},
{
"Number": "6",
"Rule": "Never allow family law stand in the way of opportunity.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"The Nagus\""
},
{
"Number": "7",
"Rule": "Keep your ears open.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"In the Hands of the Prophets\""
},
{
"Number": "8",
"Rule": "Small print leads to large risk.",
"Source": "DS9 reference: The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition"
},
{
"Number": "9",
"Rule": "Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"The Storyteller\""
},
{
"Number": "10",
"Rule": "Greed is eternal.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Prophet Motive\""
},
{
"Number": "13",
"Rule": "Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.",
"Source": "Legends of the Ferengi (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "14",
"Rule": "Sometimes the quickest way to find profits is to let them find you.",
"Source": "Fortune of War (TTN novel)"
},
{
"Number": "15",
"Rule": "Dead men close no deals.",
"Source": "Demons of Air and Darkness (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "16",
"Rule": "A deal is a deal... until a better one comes along.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "17",
"Rule": "A contract is a contract is a contract... but only between Ferengi",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Body Parts\""
},
{
"Number": "18",
"Rule": "A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Heart of Stone\", DS9 - The Dog of War comic: \"Issue 3\""
},
{
"Number": "19",
"Rule": "Satisfaction is not guaranteed.",
"Source": "Legends of the Ferengi (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "20",
"Rule": "He who dives under the table today lives to profit tomorrow.",
"Source": "Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed (DS9 novella)"
},
{
"Number": "21",
"Rule": "Never place friendship above profit.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Rules of Acquisition\", PRD episode: \"First Con-tact\""
},
{
"Number": "22",
"Rule": "A wise man can hear profit in the wind.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Rules of Acquisition\""
},
{
"Number": "23",
"Rule": "Nothing is more important than your health... except for your money.",
"Source": "ENT episode: \"Acquisition\""
},
{
"Number": "27",
"Rule": "There's nothing more dangerous than an honest businessman.",
"Source": "Legends of the Ferengi (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "29",
"Rule": "What's in it for me?",
"Source": "Highest Score (DS9 young reader novel)"
},
{
"Number": "30",
"Rule": "\"Confidentiality equals profit.\"",
"Source": "DS9 - The Badlands novel: Part IV"
},
{
"Number": "31",
"Rule": "Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother. Insult something he cares about instead.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"The Siege\", Elite Force II"
},
{
"Number": "33",
"Rule": "It never hurts to suck up to the boss.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Rules of Acquisition\""
},
{
"Number": "34",
"Rule": "War is good for business.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Destiny\"; The 34th Rule (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "35",
"Rule": "Peace is good for business.",
"Source": ""
},
{
"Number": "37",
"Rule": "The early investor reaps the most interest.",
"Source": "ST novella: Reservoir Ferengi"
},
{
"Number": "39",
"Rule": "Don't tell customers more than they need to know.",
"Source": "Ascendance (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "40",
"Rule": "She can touch your lobes but never your latinum.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "41",
"Rule": "Profit is its own reward.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "43",
"Rule": "Feed your greed, but not enough to choke it.",
"Source": "The Buried Age (TNG novel)"
},
{
"Number": "44",
"Rule": "Never confuse wisdom with luck.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "45",
"Rule": "Expand or die.",
"Source": "ENT episode: \"Acquisition\""
},
{
"Number": "47",
"Rule": "Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Rivals\""
},
{
"Number": "48",
"Rule": "The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Rules of Acquisition\""
},
{
"Number": "52",
"Rule": "Never ask when you can take.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "53",
"Rule": "Never trust anybody taller than you.",
"Source": "Mission Gamma: Twilight (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "54",
"Rule": "Rate divided by time equals profit. (Also known as \"The Velocity of Wealth.\")",
"Source": "Raise the Dawn (Typhon Pact novel)"
},
{
"Number": "55",
"Rule": "Take joy from profit, and profit from joy.",
"Source": "Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Bajor: Fragments and Omens (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "57",
"Rule": "Good customers are as rare as latinum—treasure them.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Armageddon Game\""
},
{
"Number": "58",
"Rule": "There is no substitute for success.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "59",
"Rule": "Free advice is seldom cheap.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Rules of Acquisition\""
},
{
"Number": "60",
"Rule": "Keep your lies consistent.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "62",
"Rule": "The riskier the road, the greater the profit.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Rules of Acquisition\""
},
{
"Number": "63",
"Rule": "Work is the best therapy-at least for your employees.",
"Source": "\"Over a Torrent Sea\" (TTN novel)"
},
{
"Number": "65",
"Rule": "Win or lose, there's always Hupyrian beetle snuff",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "66",
"Rule": "Someone's always got bigger ears.",
"Source": "What Happens Now (Star Trek: The Last Generation #3, TNG comic)"
},
{
"Number": "68",
"Rule": "Risk doesn't always equal reward.",
"Source": "Star Trek Online"
},
{
"Number": "69",
"Rule": "Ferengi are not responsible for the stupidity of other races.",
"Source": "Balance of Power (TNG novel)"
},
{
"Number": "74",
"Rule": "Knowledge equals profit.",
"Source": "VOY episode: \"Inside Man\""
},
{
"Number": "75",
"Rule": "Home is where the heart is... but the stars are made of latinum.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Civil Defense\""
},
{
"Number": "76",
"Rule": "Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"The Homecoming\""
},
{
"Number": "77",
"Rule": "If you break it, I'll charge you for it!",
"Source": "Star Trek Online"
},
{
"Number": "79",
"Rule": "Beware of the Vulcan greed for knowledge.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "82",
"Rule": "The flimsier the product, the higher the price.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "85",
"Rule": "Never let the competition know what you're thinking.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "87",
"Rule": "Learn the customer's weaknesses, so that you can better take advantage of him.",
"Source": "Highest Score (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "88",
"Rule": "It ain't over 'til its over.",
"Source": "Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed (DS9 novella)"
},
{
"Number": "88",
"Rule": "Vengeance will cost you everything.",
"Source": "The Poisoned Chalice (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "89",
"Rule": "Ask not what your profits can do for you, but what you can do for your profits.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "89",
"Rule": "[It is] better to lose some profit and live than lose all profit and die.",
"Source": "\"Best Tools Available\" (DS9 short story)"
},
{
"Number": "91",
"Rule": "Your boss is only worth what he pays you.",
"Source": "\"Old Friends, New Planets\""
},
{
"Number": "92",
"Rule": "There are many paths to profit.",
"Source": "Highest Score (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "94",
"Rule": "Females and finances don't mix.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Ferengi Love Songs\""
},
{
"Number": "95",
"Rule": "Expand or die.",
"Source": "Legends of the Ferengi (DS9 novel), VOY episode: \"False Profits\""
},
{
"Number": "97",
"Rule": "Enough... is never enough.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "98",
"Rule": "Every man has his price.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"In the Pale Moonlight\""
},
{
"Number": "98",
"Rule": "If you can't take it with you, don't go.",
"Source": "I, Q (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "99",
"Rule": "Trust is the biggest liability of all.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "100",
"Rule": "When it's good for business, tell the truth.",
"Source": "Ascendance (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "101",
"Rule": "Profit trumps emotion.",
"Source": "The Long Mirage (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "102",
"Rule": "Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"The Jem'Hadar\""
},
{
"Number": "103",
"Rule": "Sleep can interfere with opportunity.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Rules of Acquisition\""
},
{
"Number": "104",
"Rule": "Faith moves mountains... of inventory.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "106",
"Rule": "There is no honor in poverty.",
"Source": "Sacraments of Fire (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "108",
"Rule": "Hope doesn't keep the lights on.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "108",
"Rule": "A woman wearing clothes is like a man without any profits.",
"Source": "DS9 Novel"
},
{
"Number": "109",
"Rule": "Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Rivals\""
},
{
"Number": "110",
"Rule": "Exploitation begins at home.",
"Source": "VOY episode: \"False Profits\""
},
{
"Number": "111",
"Rule": "Treat people in your debt like family... exploit them.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Past Tense, Part I\""
},
{
"Number": "112",
"Rule": "Never have sex with the boss' sister.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Playing God\""
},
{
"Number": "113",
"Rule": "Always have sex with the boss.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "117",
"Rule": "You can't free a fish from water.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "121",
"Rule": "Everything is for sale, even friendship.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "122",
"Rule": "Never Sleep with the bosses sister",
"Source": "\"Playing God\" (DS9 episode)"
},
{
"Number": "123",
"Rule": "Even a blind man can recognize the glow of Latinum.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "125",
"Rule": "You can't make a deal if you're dead.",
"Source": "\"The Siege of AR-558\" (DS9 episode)"
},
{
"Number": "135",
"Rule": "Listen to secrets, but never repeat them.",
"Source": "Ascendance (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "139",
"Rule": "Wives serve, brothers inherit.",
"Source": "\"Necessary Evil\" (DS9 episode)"
},
{
"Number": "141",
"Rule": "Only fools pay retail.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "144",
"Rule": "There's nothing wrong with charity... as long as it winds up in your pocket.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "147",
"Rule": "People love the bartender.",
"Source": "Fearful Symmetry (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "151",
"Rule": "Even when you're a customer, sell yourself.",
"Source": "The Long Mirage (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "153",
"Rule": "Sell the sizzle, not the steak.",
"Source": "\"Deep Space Mine\" (DS9 comic)"
},
{
"Number": "162",
"Rule": "Even in the worst of times someone turns a profit.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book), DS9 video game: Harbinger"
},
{
"Number": "168",
"Rule": "Whisper your way to success.",
"Source": "\"Treachery, Faith, and the Great River\" (DS9 episode)"
},
{
"Number": "177",
"Rule": "Know your enemies... but do business with them always.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "181",
"Rule": "Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "183",
"Rule": "When life hands you ungaberries, make detergent.",
"Source": "Hollow Men (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "184",
"Rule": "A Ferengi waits to bid until his opponents have exhausted themselves.",
"Source": "Balance of Power (TNG novel)"
},
{
"Number": "188",
"Rule": "Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of profit.",
"Source": "Star Trek Online"
},
{
"Number": "189",
"Rule": "Let others keep their reputation. You keep their money.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "190",
"Rule": "Hear all, trust nothing.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Call to Arms\""
},
{
"Number": "192",
"Rule": "Never cheat a Klingon... unless you're sure you can get away with it.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "193",
"Rule": "Trouble comes in threes.",
"Source": "Star Trek Online"
},
{
"Number": "193",
"Rule": "It's never too late to fire the staff.",
"Source": "Cathedral (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "194",
"Rule": "It's always good business to know about new customers before they walk in your door.",
"Source": "\"Whispers\" (DS9 episode)"
},
{
"Number": "199",
"Rule": "Location, location, location.",
"Source": "The Soul Key (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "200",
"Rule": "A Ferengi chooses no side but his own.",
"Source": "(DS9 novel: Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed)"
},
{
"Number": "202",
"Rule": "The justification for profit is profit.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "203",
"Rule": "New customers are like razor-toothed gree worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Little Green Men\""
},
{
"Number": "207",
"Rule": "A Tribble Always Means Customer Satisfaction",
"Source": "Adventures RPG: Tribble Player Character Supplement"
},
{
"Number": "208",
"Rule": "Sometimes, the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Ferengi Love Songs\""
},
{
"Number": "211",
"Rule": "Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success. Don't hesitate to step on them.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Bar Association\""
},
{
"Number": "212",
"Rule": "A good lie is easier to believe than the truth.",
"Source": "Star Trek Online"
},
{
"Number": "214",
"Rule": "Never begin a (business) negotiation on an empty stomach.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"The Maquis, Part I\""
},
{
"Number": "216",
"Rule": "Never gamble with a telepath.",
"Source": "DS9 novel: The Laertian Gamble"
},
{
"Number": "217",
"Rule": "Always know what you're buying.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "217",
"Rule": "You can't free a fish from water.",
"Source": "\"Past Tense, Part I\" (DS9 episode)"
},
{
"Number": "218",
"Rule": "Sometimes what you get free costs entirely too much.",
"Source": "Baby on Board (DS9 Malibu Comics)"
},
{
"Number": "219",
"Rule": "Possession is eleven-tenths of the law!",
"Source": "TNG novel: Balance of Power"
},
{
"Number": "223",
"Rule": "Beware the man who doesn't take time for Oo-mox.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "227",
"Rule": "If that's what's written, then that's what's written.",
"Source": "Star Trek Online"
},
{
"Number": "229",
"Rule": "Latinum lasts longer than lust.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Ferengi Love Songs\""
},
{
"Number": "235",
"Rule": "Duck; death is tall.",
"Source": "Mission Gamma: Twilight (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "236",
"Rule": "You can't buy fate.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "239",
"Rule": "Never be afraid to mislabel a product.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Body Parts\""
},
{
"Number": "240",
"Rule": "Time, like latinum, is a highly limited commodity.",
"Source": "Star Trek Online"
},
{
"Number": "242",
"Rule": "More is good... all is better.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "243",
"Rule": "Always leave yourself an out.",
"Source": "Sacraments of Fire (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "248",
"Rule": "The definition of insanity is trying the same failed scheme & expecting different results",
"Source": "Department of Temporal Investigations 3: Shield of the Gods (novel) pg 11"
},
{
"Number": "255",
"Rule": "A wife is luxury... a smart accountant a neccessity.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "257",
"Rule": "When the messenger comes to appropriate your profits, kill the messenger.",
"Source": "False Profits (VOY episode)"
},
{
"Number": "261",
"Rule": "A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "263",
"Rule": "Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"Bar Association\""
},
{
"Number": "266",
"Rule": "When in doubt, lie.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "267",
"Rule": "If you believe it, they believe it.",
"Source": "Taking Wing (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "272",
"Rule": "Always inspect the merchandise before making a deal.",
"Source": "Star Trek Online"
},
{
"Number": "280",
"Rule": "If it ain't broke, don't fix it.",
"Source": "DS9 novel: Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed"
},
{
"Number": "284",
"Rule": "Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi.",
"Source": "The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (DS9 reference book)"
},
{
"Number": "285",
"Rule": "No good deed ever goes unpunished.",
"Source": "DS9 episode: \"The Collaborator\""
},
{
"Number": "286",
"Rule": "When Morn leaves, it's all over.",
"Source": "DS9 Episode: \"The House of Quark\""
},
{
"Number": "287",
"Rule": "Always get somebody else to do the lifting.",
"Source": "\"N-Vector\" (DS9 comic)"
},
{
"Number": "288",
"Rule": "Never get into anything that you can't get out of.",
"Source": "\"N-Vector\" (DS9 comic)"
},
{
"Number": "289",
"Rule": "A man is only worth the sum of his possessions.",
"Source": "\"Acquisition\" (ENT episode)"
},
{
"Number": "290",
"Rule": "An angry man is an enemy, and a satisfied man is an ally.",
"Source": "Antimatter (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "291",
"Rule": "The less employees know about the cash flow, the smaller the share they can demand.",
"Source": "Betrayal (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "292",
"Rule": "Only a fool passes up a business opportunity.",
"Source": "\"Elite Force II\""
},
{
"Number": "293",
"Rule": "The more time they take deciding, the more money they will spend.",
"Source": "Stowaways (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "294",
"Rule": "A bargain usually isn't.",
"Source": "The Pet (DS9 novel)"
},
{
"Number": "299",
"Rule": "Whenever you exploit someone, it never hurts to thank them...That way it's easier to exploit them the next time.",
"Source": "Star Trek Voyager \"False Profits\""
},
{
"Number": "431",
"Rule": "When the shooting starts, let the mercenaries handle it!",
"Source": "STO mission: \"Echoes of Light\""
}
]
}