Before traveling to Rome for the conclave that would elect him Pope, St. Pius X received a visit from the Countess of Capegna who expressed her desire that he be the chosen one:
— “Your Eminence, I pray that the Holy Ghost will deign to land upon you.”
— “Countess,” replied the saint, “your opinion of the Holy Ghost is very poor.”
Vicente Vega, Diccionario ilustrado de frases célebres y citas literárias (Barcelona: Gustavo Gili, 1955), 423. (Nobility.org translation.)
Short Stories on Honor, Chivalry, and the World of Nobility—no. 419