The task is not to perfect yourself, it's to perfect your love.
When the end comes, you will be esteemed by the world and rewarded by God , not because you have won the love and respect of the princes of the earth , however powerful, but rather for having loved, defended and cherished one such as I. . . what you receive from others is a testimony to their virtue ; but all that you do for others is the sign and clear indication of your own.