Then other things not greater or less than the one, if they have
neither greatness nor smallness; nor have greatness or smallness any
power of exceeding or being exceeded in relation to the one, but
only in relation to one another; nor will the one be greater or less
than them or others, if it has neither greatness nor smallness.
Clearly not.
Then if the one is neither greater nor less than the others, it
cannot either exceed or be exceeded by them?
Certainly not.
And that which neither exceeds nor is exceeded, must be on an
equality; and being on an equality, must be equal.
Of course.
And this will be true also of the relation of the one to itself;
having neither greatness nor smallness in itself, it will neither
exceed nor be exceeded by itself, but will be on an equality with
and equal to itself.
Certainly.
Then the one will be equal to both itself and the others?
Clearly so.
And yet the one, being itself in itself, will also surround and be
without itself; and, as containing itself, will be greater than
itself; and, as contained in itself, will be less; and will thus be
greater and less than itself.
It will.
Now there cannot possibly be anything which is not included in the
one and the others?
Of course not.
But, surely, that which is must always be somewhere?
Yes.
But that which is in anything will be less, and that in which it
is will be greater; in no other way can one thing be in another.
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