RULES OF ACQUISITION:

1. Once you have their ISK, you never give it back.

2. The best deal is the one that brings the most profit.

3. Never pay more than you have to.

4. If you can't break a contract, bend it.

5. Small print leads to large risk.

6. Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.

7. Greed is eternal.

8. Anything worth selling is worth selling twice.

9. Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.

10. Anything stolen is pure profit.

11. A contract is a contract...but only amongst other traders.

12. Never trust a man in a suit more expensive than yours.

13. Never cheat a pirate...unless you can get away with it.

14. Never sleep with the boss' sister.

15. Always sleep with the boss.

16. A trader without profit is not a trader.

17. War is good for business.

18. Peace is good for business.

19. You can't make a deal if you're dead.

20. A rich man can afford anything except a conscience.