It is loving too much to die of love.
More French Proverbs:
With an old husband's hide one buys a young one.French
One is never so rich as when one removes (from one house to another).
French
Self -- love is the worst of all flattery.
French
One always knocks oneself in the sore place.
French
A good figure is better than a reference letter.
French
He carries fire in one hand, water in the other.
French