Definition of Basis

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Definition of Basis

Basis

The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.

The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue.

The ground work the first or fundamental principle; that which supports.

The principal component part of a thing.

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Basis Quotations

A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.
Winston Churchill

Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
Mohandas Gandhi

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.
John F. Kennedy

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it.
George Washington

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
George Washington

Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.
Oscar Wilde

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
Oscar Wilde

Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them.
Thomas Paine

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.
Alexis de Tocqueville

Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be loved after endless deliberations and on the basis of particular qualities or advantages.
Marcel Proust

Basis Translations

basis in Danish is basis
basis in Dutch is grondslag, basis, grond, base
basis in Finnish is alusta
basis in French is Assise, base
basis in German is Basis
basis in Italian is base
basis in Portuguese is base
basis in Spanish is basa, base
basis in Swedish is grundval

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