S. "Suppose, then, that he conceived of one of his own properties,
such as his justice; how large would that perfect conception of his
be?"

A. "But how can I tell, Socrates?"

S. "My good friend, would it not be exactly commensurate with that
justice of his?"

A. "How then?"

S. "Wherein consists the perfection of any conception, save in
this, that it be the exact copy of that whereof it is conceived, and
neither greater nor less?"

A. "I see now."

S. "Without the Pythia's help, I should say. But, tell me-We agree
that Zeus's conception of his own justice will be exactly
commensurate with his justice?"

A. "We do."

S. "But man's conception thereof, it has been agreed, would be
certainly less perfect than Zeus's?"

A. "It would."

S. "Man, then, it seems, would always conceive God to be less just
than God conceives himself to be?"