Yes, it's puzzling to me how posterity can tell if something has the quality to stand the test of time, but we, the contemporaries, cannot. Though it seems tha

Yes, it's puzzling to me how posterity can tell if something has the quality to stand the test of time, but we, the contemporaries, cannot. Though it seems that eventually, remarkable work does find its way up, even if the authors might not be around to enjoy the belated appraisal. And in that case, what more can one do but do the work and hope for the best?