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{ "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\"" } ] }

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