The enemy is like a woman, weak in face of opposition, but correspondingly strong when not opposed. In a quarrel with a man, it is natural for a woman to lose heart and run away when he faces up to her; on the other hand, if the man begins to be afraid and to give ground, her rage, vindictiveness and fury overflow and know no limit.

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.

The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.

The glory of God is humankind fully alive.

Discouragement is not from God.

If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.