Dialogue

 1 Parme|         portions of smallness or equality?’ ‘Impossible.’ ‘But how
 2 Parme|          to itself or other. For equality implies sameness of measure,
 3 Parme|         likeness and unlikeness, equality and inequality. Therefore
 4 Parme|       less or equal by reason of equality or greatness or smallness
 5 Parme|         performs the function of equality or of greatness, which is
 6 Parme|    unequal to the others, and in equality implies great and small,
 7 Parme|     implies great and small, and equality lies between great and small,
 8 Parme|         which is not partakes of equality. Further, the one which
 9 Parme|      greatness, or smallness, or equality, or unlikeness, or likeness
10 Parme|     intermediate point, which is equality. Moreover, each particle
11 Parme|         in greatness, smallness, equality is urged against the Ideas
12 Parme| possessing some small portion of equality less than absolute equality,
13 Parme|      equality less than absolute equality, be equal to some other
14 Parme|         shown to be incapable of equality.~It has.~Then it will neither
15 Parme|        or other, must partake of equality or likeness of time; and
16 Parme|        did not partake either of equality or of likeness?~We did say
17 Parme|     being what they are they had equality, they would be equal to
18 Parme|       functions of greatness and equality and not its own functions?~
19 Parme|          exceeded, must be on an equality; and being on an equality,
20 Parme|        equality; and being on an equality, must be equal.~Of course.~
21 Parme|        itself, but will be on an equality with and equal to itself.~
22 Parme|       like them in virtue of the equality; but if one has no being,
23 Parme|          between them other than equality?~No, it is equality which
24 Parme|         than equality?~No, it is equality which lies between them.~
25 Parme| greatness and smallness also has equality, which lies between them?~
26 Parme|      greatness and smallness and equality?~Clearly.~Further, it must
27 Parme|    smallness, nor greatness, nor equality, can be attributed to it?~
28 Parme|          arise the appearance of equality.~Yes.~And having neither