Man does not live by bread alone

Russian translation

Не хлебом только живет человек.
Человеку необходимы не только материальные, но и духовные ценности.

Variations

Man cannot live by bread alone.

Comparison

Не хлебом единым жив человек.

Examples

Blaise Meredith looked at it and found it good. Good in itself, good in the man who had made it. Man did not live by bread alone - but he could not live without it. The old monks had had the same idea. They planted the cross in the middle of a desert - and then planted corn and fruit trees, so that the barren symbol flowered into a green reality. (West)

"I see that you and I am going to put in a lot of museum time. You eventually cross a threshold of emotion - mostly just by looking. But it's like almost any valuable accomplishment - it has to be learned." "Is it worth it?" I knew I sounded like a Philistine, but I resented his assumption that it was my duty to be taught and his to teach... "To me it's worth it," he said. He put his hand on my arm gently. "Don't underestimate the joys of the spirit, Douglas. Man does not live by caviar alone." (I. Shaw)