ProverbHuman Nature
English origin
English originThey love too much who die for love.
Meaning: Excessive devotion to another person destroys the lover, making self-sacrifice a sign of imbalance rather than virtue.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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