A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Bio: John Peckham was Archbishop of Canterbury in the years 1279 1292. He was a native of Sussex who was educated at Lewes Priory and became a Friar Minor about 1250.
