63 lines
3.5 KiB
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63 lines
3.5 KiB
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1 Once you have their money, you never give it back.
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3 Never spend more for an acquisition than you have to.
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6 Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.
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7 Keep your ears open.
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9 Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.
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10 Greed is eternal.
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16 A deal is a deal.
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17 A contract is a contract is a contract ... but only between Ferengi.
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18 A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all.
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21 Never place friendship above profit.
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22 A wise man can hear profit in the wind.
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23 Nothing is more important than your health ... except for your money.
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31 Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother.
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33 It never hurts to suck up to the boss.
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34 War is good for business
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35 Peace is good for business. TNG: "The Perfect Mate";
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45 Expand or die.
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47 Never trust a man wearing a better suit than your own.
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48 The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife.
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57 Good customers are as rare as latinum. Treasure them.
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59 Free advice is seldom cheap.
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62 The riskier the road, the greater the profit.
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74 Knowledge equals profit.
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75 Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum.
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76 Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.
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94 Females and finances don't mix.
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95 Expand or die.
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98 Every man has his price.
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102 Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever.
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103 Sleep can interfere with...
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109 Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack.
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111 Treat people in your debt like family ... exploit them.
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112 Never have sex with the boss's sister.
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125 You can't make a deal if you're dead.
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139 Wives serve, brothers inherit.
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168 Whisper your way to success.
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- A man is only worth the sum of his possessions.
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190 Hear all, trust nothing.
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194 It's always good to know about new customers before they walk in your door.
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203 New customers are like razor-toothed gree-worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.
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208 Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer.
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211 Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success. Don't hesitate to step on them.
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214 Never begin a negotiation on an empty stomach.
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217 You can't free a fish from water.
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223 (incomplete, but presumably concerned the relationship between "keeping busy" and "being successful")
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229 Latinum lasts longer than lust.
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239 Never be afraid to mislabel a product.
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263 Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for latinum.
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285 No good deed ever goes unpunished.
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286 When Morn leaves, it's all over.
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299 After you've exploited someone, it never hurts to thank them. That way, it's easier to exploit them next time.
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– Exploitation begins at home.
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(The unwritten rule) When no appropriate rule applies, make one up.
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– When the messenger comes to appropriate your profits ... kill the messenger.
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– Time, like latinum, is a highly limited commodity.
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– Always inspect the merchandise before making a deal.
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– Money is money, but females are better.
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– Why ask, when you can take?
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– A good lie is easier to believe than the truth.
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– If that's what's written, then that's what's written.
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STAGES OF ACQUISITION: Infatuation: An unreasoning love or attraction … "I want it." Justification: Moral excuse used to explain … "I must have it!" Appropriation: To take to one's self in exclusion of others … "IT'S MINE AT LAST!" Obsession: A compulsive or irrational preoccupation … "My Precious!" Resale: The action of selling something previously bought … "Make me an offer."
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