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Zya-di' gagra-yan ni' ru-d, ti' zya-di' kathan ni' su-d 
"Speaking much is a sign of vanity, for he that is lavish with words is a niggard in deed."   -- Walter Raleigh

zakhman nu:n chakun
To sprinkle salt on wounds.
To add fuel to fire.

zacan paci ph'ur
To turn and mend old clothes.
To economize expenditure.

za'v cha shamshe:r
The tongue is a sword.

z'a:dI kathan nI su:d
It does not pay to talk a lot.
Brevity is the soul of wit.

za:n cha jaha:n
Acquaintance is the world.
Good connections pay.

zindI nI su:r tI mArith Atla:s
While alive not even ashes, but when dead, satin to cover the body.

zi: cha hi:
The income is like jasmine.
Money makes the mare go.

zuv or tI jaha:n or
If one is healthy, the world is healthy.
Health is wealth.