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

Man does not live by bread alone; he lives by Faith, Hope, and Love, and the first of these was Faith.

From The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry by Newton, Joseph Fort

Of this it was said: "Man does not live by bread alone."

From Spontaneous Activity in Education by Montessori, Maria

Man does not live by bread alone; he lives by imagination, and by religious powers.

From The Warriors by Lindsay, Anna Robertson Brown

Man does not live by bread alone; even if we no longer required any wood we should still demand the forest.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Various

Man does not live by bread alone; but he cannot live without bread.

From Recollections of My Youth by Renan, Ernest