On the other hand, faithfulness is pleasing to God, though it be only in the sweeping well of a room, or the doing neatly of the smallest things in household care.

Then faithfulness is far-reaching in its influence.
The universe is not quite complete without each one's little work well done.
The self-culture that there is in the mere habit of faithfulness is in itself a rich reward for all our striving.

It is a great thing to train ourselves to do always our best, to do as nearly perfect work as possible.

Said Michael Angelo: "Nothing makes the soul so pure, so religious, as the endeavor to create something perfect; for God is perfection, and whoever strives for it, strives for something that is Godlike." The habit, unyieldingly persisted in, of doing everything with the most scrupulous conscientiousness, builds up in the one who so lives a noble and beautiful character..