man cannot live by bread alone
- man cannot live by bread alone
With allusion to two biblical passages (both AV): DEUTERONOMY viii. 3 Man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live; MATTHEW iv. 4 Man shall not live by bread alone.
1875 EMERSON in North American Review May-June 418 Man does not live by bread alone, but by faith, by admiration, by sympathy.
1927 J. BUCHAN Witch Wood iii. Man canna live by bread alone, but he assuredly canna live without it.
1973 Galt Toy Catalogue 35 As the saying goes—Man cannot live by bread alone.
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live — adjective see a live dog is better than a dead lion verb see live and learn live and let live if you have to live in the river, it is best to be friends with the crocodile if you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive … Proverbs new dictionary
bread — see the bread never falls but on its buttered side half a loaf is better than no bread man cannot live by bread alone … Proverbs new dictionary
man — man1 [ mæn ] (plural men [ men ] ) noun *** ▸ 1 adult male human ▸ 2 people in general ▸ 3 someone strong and brave ▸ 4 from particular place ▸ 5 man who likes something ▸ 6 husband/boyfriend etc. ▸ 7 in the military ▸ 8 man who does work ▸ 9 for … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
man — I UK [mæn] / US noun Word forms man : singular man plural men UK [men] / US *** Words that may cause offence: man: Man and mankind are sometimes used to refer to humans in general, including both men and women. However, many people think that… … English dictionary
