- Vincent de Paul: You will soon realize charity is a heavy load to carry. It is heavier than a bucket of soup and a basket of bread. But you will always keep your tenderness and your smile. It is not hard to serve soup and bread. Even the rich can do that. But you are a servant to the poor a daughter of charity always smiling, always in a good mood. They are your masters. Touchy and demanding masters, as you'll see. The uglier and dirtier they are, the more unfair and vulgar they are, the more love you'll have to give. Only because of your love, and you love only, will the poor forgive you for the bread you're giving them.