PLINY THE YOUNGER Pliny on posterity "Whether posterity will remember us I do not know. But we certainly deserve distinction. Not for our genius, for this would sound arrogant, but for our dedication, labor, and concern for the future. We will continue on the road that we have taken which, while it carries few into the full light of fame, leads many from the shadow of oblivion." (Letter 9.14) Also see: Pliny on his legacy Seneca on posterity