Man does not live by bread alone

Cultural  

1. People have spiritual as well as physical needs. In the Bible (see also Bible), these words are spoken by Moses to the Israelites in the Exodus; they are also used by Jesus in disputing with Satan.

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Example Sentences

Whatever its genetic code might say about the grain that it’s made from, man does not live by bread alone.

From New York Times

It preached in the open invitation of its expanded arms that man does not live by bread alone—inasmuch as afterwards he needs a nap.

From Project Gutenberg

Chairman Hochman believes that labor unions owe to their members education and fun as well as higher wages, that "man does not live by bread alone."

From Time Magazine Archive

“Man does not live by bread alone.”

From Project Gutenberg

And yet it is well to remember that it is as true now as twenty centuries ago, that “man does not live by bread alone;” and that the public support of the institutions referred to can be justified by other arguments than that of the material interests just cited.

From Project Gutenberg