Man shall not live by bread alone
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The expression is frequently used to point out that worldly goods are not enough for most people; they need spiritual fulfillment as well.
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But he answered and said: It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
From Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. by Duncan McNeill Young
Man shall not live by bread alone, and they who use their wealth to minister to a higher life serve us not less really than they who provide for our physical needs.
From The Teaching of Jesus by George Jackson
His motto seems to be "Man shall not live by bread alone."
From A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections by Isabel Florence Hapgood
In the book wherein it is written: "Man shall not live by bread alone," it is written, also: "Except ye become as little children."
From Their Yesterdays by Harold Bell Wright
But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Alexander Maclaren
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