Charlie Chaplin in 'Getting Acquainted'

Second attempt to get my budgie, Mrs. Edith Featherbottoms III, to perch on my finger.

First attempt to get my budgie, Mrs. Edith Featherbottoms III, to perch on my finger.

Charlie Chaplin in "Dough and Dynamite".

Rule of Acquisition 190 - "Hear all, trust nothing."

Rule of Acquisition 214 - "Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach."

Rule of Acquisition 285 - "No good deed ever goes unpunished."

Rule of Acquisition 208 - "Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an answer."

Rule of Acquisition 094 - "Females and finances don't mix."

Rule of Acquisition 229 - "Latinum lasts longer than lust."

Rule of Acquisition 018 - "A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all."

Rule of Acquisition 194 - "It's good business 2 know about customers before they walk in your door."

Rule of Acquisition 168 - "Whisper your way to success."

Rule of Acquisition 139 - "Wives serve, brothers inherit."

Charlie Chaplin in 'Those Love Pangs'

Rule of Acquisition 112 - "Never have sex with the boss' sister."

Rule of Acquisition 098 - "Every man has his price."

Rule of Acquisition 76 - Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses your enemies.

Rule of Acquisition 074 - "Knowledge equals profit."

Charlie Chaplin in 'The New Janitor'

Charlie Chaplin in 'His New Profession'.

Rule of Acquisition 217 - "You can't free a fish from water."

Rule of Acquisition 111 - "Treat people in your debt like family… exploit them."

Rule of Acquisition 057 - "Good customers are as rare as latinum. Treasure them."

Rule of Acquisition 075 - "Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum."

Rule of Acquisition 109 - "Dignity and an empty sack is worth the sack."

Rule of Acquisition 102 - "Nature decays, but latinum lasts forever."

Rule of Acquisition 047 - "Don't trust a man wearing a better suit than your own."

Rule of Acquisition 095 - "Expand or die."

Rule of Acquisition 034 - "War is good for business."

Rule of Acquisition 035 - "Peace is good for business."

Rule of Acquisition 031 - "Never make fun of a Ferengi's mother.

Charlie Chaplin in 'The Face on the Bar Room Floor'

Charlie Chaplin in 'Laughing Gas'

Charlie Chaplin in 'Mabel's Married Life'

Rule of Acquisition 062 - "The riskier the road the greater the profit."

Rule of Acquisition 021 - "Never place friendship above profit."

Rule of Acquisition 048 - "The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife."

Rule of Acquisition 033 - "It never hurts to suck up to the boss."

Rule of Acquisition 022 - "A wise man can hear profit in the wind."

Rule of Acquisition 059 - "Free advice is seldom cheap."

Rule of Acquisition 018 - "A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all."

Rule of Acquisition 017 - "A contract is a contract is a contract… but only between Ferengi."

Rules of Acquisition 016 - "A deal is a deal."

The wisdom of Pascal

Rule of Acquisition 010 - Greed is eternal.

Rule of Acquisition 009 - Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.

Rule of Acquisition 007 - Keep your ears open.

Rule of Acquisition 006 - Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity.

Rule of Acquisition 003 - Never spent more for an acquisition than you have to.

The wisdom of Pascal

The Wisdom of Pascal

Charlie Chaplin in 'The Knockout'

Charlie Chaplin in 'The Fatal Mallet'

Charlie Chaplin in 'A Busy Day'

Charlie Chaplin in 'Caught in a Cabaret'

Wisdom of Pascal

Rule of Acquisition 001 - Once you have their money you never give it back.

Charlie Chaplin in 'Twenty Minutes of Love'.

Charlie Chaplin in 'His Favorite Pastime.'