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Circular letter to the Missionaries (14th January 1882)
I am writing to you from Carthage, only a few steps away from where Saint Cyprian suffered death. He is surely one of the great martyrs. Yet he never stopped seeking to avoid danger until the day he felt his conscience committed to raising up the faith of his flock by the testimony of his blood. You must do likewise, my dear Sons.

Circular letter to the Missionaries (14th January 1882)
Fathers Richard, Morat and Pouplard have shed their blood for those poor people for whom they had made themselves Apostles and on whom they had already showered their blessings.

Letter to a minister in the French government concerning scientific work (18th January 1880).
True to the spirit which has always inspired French missionaries, our members combine their love of God and humanity which nourish their devotion to their work with a deep devotion to their country and to all that might benefit her progress and show her honour.

Letter to the scholastics in Carthage (1st January 1888)
Piety and a delicate conscience [are necessary] before all else. After that, study and the acquisition of knowledge.