Congratulations! I'm proud of you. The webpage you are going to read represents the sum total of Ferengi business wisdom.

All right, may be not the sum total.

I suppose if you want to be technical what you're reading represents approximately one-quarter of the sum totol of Ferengi business wisdom. If you're wondering how I reached that figure, it's really quite simple. You see, there are two hundred and eighty-five Rules of Acquisition. This website contains seventy ... or about one-quarter of the total Rules. But believe me when I tell you, one-quarter of the sum total of Ferengi business wisdom is still a lot of wisdom. I doubt you humans could handle much more.

Now, I know what some of you are thinking. Just what are the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition?
Good question.

So far those of you who read this webpage on the strength of the button alone (and yes, that is your humble author on the left - have you ever seen such a devastating smile, such photogenic lobes?), I'd be happy to explain. The Rules of Acquisition consist of the two hundred and eighty-five guiding principles that form the basis of Ferengi business philosophy. A philosophy that has enabled the Ferengi people to become the most successful entrepreneurs in the galaxy.

Think about it ...

• Don't you want to increase your earnings potential?
• Don't you want to make bigger, more lucrative business deals?
• Don't you want to double, triple, may be quadruple your profits?

I know I do.

And you do too.