Man cannot live by bread alone

Without food we cannot live at all, of course. But we also need other things for a truly satisfying life, including shelter, clothing, a sense of belonging, freedom, justice, friendship, giving and receiving love... That's what this saying is getting at. It originates from the Old Testament, and was quoted by Jesus in an episode in the Gospels where he encounters the devil. In the story, Jesus went into the desert where he was tempted by the evil one during 40 days of fasting. Here's the temptation about food...

The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread." Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone."