I come from the City of Destruction, but am going to Mount Zion, that I may be delivered from the wrath to come.
— from The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come Delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan by John Bunyan

Dynamically, however, that may mean only this: that the associative processes which make Z triumph are really the stronger, and in A's absence would make us give a 'passive' and unimpeded attention to Z; but, so long as A is present, some of of their force is used to inhibit the processes concerned with A. Such inhibition is a partial neutralization of the brain-energy which would otherwise be available for fluent thought.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

[ Quem sci scire velit, Libyci velit aequoris idem Discere quam multae Zephyro turbentur harenae.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes) by Edward Gibbon

M. Zola, true to the lofty principle that he lays down in one of his pronunciamientos on literature, “L’homme de génie n’a jamais d’esprit,” is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull.
— from Intentions by Oscar Wilde

[45] , on the [Pg 59] contrary, conceive of the 'motor zone' as essentially sensory, and in different ways explain the motor disorders as secondary results of the anæsthesia which is always there, Munk calls the motor zone the Fühlsphäre of the animal's limbs, etc., and makes it coördinate with the Sehsphäre, the Hörsphäre, etc., the entire cortex being, according to him, nothing but a projection-surface for sensations, with no exclusively or essentially motor part.
— from The Principles of Psychology, Volume 1 (of 2) by William James

(*19) “We have received one or two communications, the object of which is to fasten the crime of the late atrocity upon Mennais; (*20) but as this gentleman has been fully exonerated by a loyal inquiry, and as the arguments of our several correspondents appear to be more zealous than profound, we do not think it advisable to make them public.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes by Edgar Allan Poe

London: National Gallery, 5040 ) View larger image Next, having made a S. Francis on a panel at Ganghereto, a place above Terra Nuova in Valdarno, his spirit grew exalted and he gave himself to sculpture, and that with so much zeal that he succeeded much better than he had done in painting, because, although his first sculptures were in Greek manner, as four wooden figures show that are in a Deposition from the Cross in the Prieve, and some other figures in the round placed in the Chapel of S. Francesco over the baptismal
— from Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 01 (of 10) Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi by Giorgio Vasari

Fabius and Æbutius, the consuls, inasmuch as they perceived that they succeeded to a greater glory of achievements performed at home and abroad, [Pg 263] (the year was rendered particularly remarkable among the neighbouring states, both friendly and hostile, because relief had been afforded to the Ardeans in their perilous situation with so much zeal,) the more strenuously exerted themselves in obtaining a decree of the senate, that they might completely efface the infamy of the decision from the memory of men, to the effect that since the state of the Ardeans had been reduced to a few by intestine war, a colony should be sent thither as a protection against the Volscians.
— from The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 by Livy

Zentralbank central bank Zentralbankrat central bank council Zentrale headquarters Zentraleinkauf central buying zentralisieren centralize Zentralisierung centralization Zentralkartei central file Zentrallager center of distribution zentriert centered Zentrum center Zentrum centre zerbrechlich fragile Zerfall breakup zerlegt; in Stücke zerlegt knocked down Zerlegung einer Tätigkeit in Arbeitselemente job breakdown Zerlegung in Einzelarbeitsvorgänge element breakdown of an activity Zerlegung in elementare Teile element breakdown Zerlegung in Elemente element breakdown of an activity Zerlegung in Teile elemental breakdown Zertifikat certificate Zession assignment Zessionar assignee Zessionsurkunde instrument of assignment Zettel docket Zettel slip Zettel ticket Zeugenvernehmung hearing of witnesses Zeugnis; Leistungszeugnis testimonial ziehen draw ziehen; einen Wechsel ziehen draw Ziel goal Ziel objective Ziel target zielen; Ziel aim Zielgruppe target group Zielkunde target customer Ziellinie target line Zielmarkt target market Zielpublikum target audience Zielraum; Zielgebiet target area Zielwechsel time bill Zielzeit; angestrebte Zeit target time ziemlich groß sizable Ziffer digit Zimmer vermieten let a room Zimmerdienst room service Zins; Zinsen interest Zinsanstieg interest increase Zinsauftrieb rise in interest Zinsaufwand interest expenditures Zinsaufwendungen interest payable Zinsbelastung interest charge Zinsberechnung calculation of interest Zinsberechnung computation of interest Zinsberechnung interest computation Zinsbetrag amount of interest Zinseingänge interest receipts Zinsen aus Kapitalanlagen interest on investments Zinsen berechnen charge interest Zinsen bringen carry an interest Zinsen erbringen bear
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

He being newly baptised did, notwithstanding all that we could say to the contrary, dispute publicly concerning the Christian religion, with more zeal than discretion, and with so much heat, that he not only preferred our worship to theirs, but condemned all their rites as profane, and cried out against all that adhered to them as impious and sacrilegious persons, that were to be damned to everlasting burnings.
— from Utopia by More, Thomas, Saint

We cannot make zero the final term, for it does not belong to the series at all.
— from An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton

Thus I find my self reduc’d by my Zeal, to the condition of poor Tenants, who must expose their Poverty, to shew their Affection to their Lord in a worthless Present.
— from An essay in defence of the female sex In which are inserted the characters of a pedant, a squire, a beau, a vertuoso, a poetaster, a city-critick, &c. in a letter to a lady. by Drake, Judith, active 1696-1707

On Mount Olivet and Mount Zion they prayed for assistance in the approaching conflict.
— from Palestine, or, the Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Michael Russell

Yet now, my Lord, my niece herself is apprized of it; and has with more zeal than either judgment or duty demanded an explanation of my motives for treating her as my dependent.
— from Secresy; or, Ruin on the Rock by E. (Eliza) Fenwick

"The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are [pg 436] the temple of it," and they constitute the glory of the New Jerusalem as did the temple on Mount Zion that of the old.
— from The Revelation Explained An Exposition, Text by Text, of the Apocalypse of St. John by F. G. (Frederick George) Smith

M. Zola thinks himself a naturalist; he has preached naturalism from the house-top; he is generally taken at his word and criticised as a naturalist, and as a fact he is not a naturalist at all.
— from Americanisms and Briticisms; with other essays on other isms by Brander Matthews

Mademoiselle Zoe, turning upon him suddenly, inquired ironically: “Are you going to eat me up?”
— from Monsieur Bergeret in Paris by Anatole France