Basis

Famous quotes containing the word basis:

“All costumes are caricatures. The basis of Art is not the Fancy Ball.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

“Brutus. How many times shall Caesar bleed in sport,
That now on Pompey’s basis lies along,
No worthier than the dust!
Cassius. So oft as that shall be,
So often shall the knot of us be called
The men that gave their country liberty.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The basis of optimism is sheer terror.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)