Dialogue

 1 Parme|        would assume an idea of likeness in the abstract, which is
 2 Parme|     that the abstract ideas of likeness, unity, and the rest, exist
 3 Parme|    become like by partaking of likeness, great by partaking of greatness,
 4 Parme|      in the same idea; and the likeness of the idea and the individuals
 5 Parme|        implies another idea of likeness, and another without end.’ ‘
 6 Parme|      then, of participation by likeness has to be given up. You
 7 Parme|     the many: and similarly of likeness and unlikeness, motion,
 8 Parme|    unlike itself or other; for likeness is sameness of affections,
 9 Parme|        other? That would imply likeness and unlikeness, equality
10 Parme|     relation of otherness; and likeness is similarity of relations.
11 Parme|        or distinction, such as likeness and unlikeness, some and
12 Parme|    equality, or unlikeness, or likeness either to itself or other,
13 Parme|  degrees or kinds of sameness, likeness, difference, nor any adequate
14 Parme|       that there is an idea of likeness in itself, and another idea
15 Parme|       which is the opposite of likeness, and that in these two,
16 Parme|    things which participate in likeness become in that degree and
17 Parme|   things which only partake of likeness and unlikeness experience
18 Parme|       that there is an idea of likeness apart from the likeness
19 Parme|        likeness apart from the likeness which we possess, and of
20 Parme|    alike, some further idea of likeness will always be coming to
21 Parme|      hypothesis. Or, again, if likeness is or is not, what will
22 Parme|        other.~Why not?~Because likeness is sameness of affections.~
23 Parme|      sameness of affections is likeness.~True.~But the one, as appears,
24 Parme|    must partake of equality or likeness of time; and we said that
25 Parme|       either of equality or of likeness?~We did say so.~And we also
26 Parme|     nor unlike the one, nor is likeness and unlikeness in them;
27 Parme|     and unlike, or had in them likeness and unlikeness, they would
28 Parme| attributed to it, it must have likeness to itself.~How so?~If the
29 Parme|         Then the one must have likeness to itself?~It must.~Again,
30 Parme|  attributed to it?~No.~Nor yet likeness nor difference, either in