The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.

Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.

Teach us to give and not to count the cost.

We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.

God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.

The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.

Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.