Не хлебом единым жив человек
With accent marks:
Не хле́бом еди́ным жив челове́к.
Translation:
Man does not live thanks to bread alone.
Meaning:
So we say when we want to remind ourselves or others that people have more than just material needs. Regardless of their age, religion or views, people need the spiritual and emotional side of life as much as their daily bread.
Other Russian proverbs
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There are no friends for taste and color.
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Patience and labor will grind everything.
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A well-fed man does not understand a starving one.
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Бесплатный сыр только в мышеловке
Free cheese is only in a mousetrap.
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What you will sow, that you will reap.
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A wolf is fed by his legs
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Some to the forest, some for firewood.
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When the job is done, you can go for a walk.
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