She was still too young to know that life never gives anything for nothing, and that a price is always exacted for what fate bestows.
释义:以自己的欲望去顺从他人的人会昌盛,以他人的欢乐来满足自己私欲的人会灭亡。这句话强调了顺应民意与自私自利的不同结局。