The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1This book represents Maugham's life and philosophy in his own words. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with Maugham's unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career. |
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... speak to our friends. My friendship with the audience made me a better speaker, and I realized others could benefit from my discovery. with our audience before we speak. Remember speaking is about the audience. It's not about us, which ...
... speak to our friends. My friendship with the audience made me a better speaker, and I realized others could benefit from my discovery. with our audience before we speak. Remember speaking is about the audience. It's not about us, which ...
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... speak out of our mouth with our own tongue by showing us the importance of words. You can find more about that in my book “Powerwords”. But not everyone wants to take time and study the Word and then speak it out of their mouth. They ...
... speak out of our mouth with our own tongue by showing us the importance of words. You can find more about that in my book “Powerwords”. But not everyone wants to take time and study the Word and then speak it out of their mouth. They ...
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... speak to us.He created us to communicate with Him andHe longs for the times when we speak withHim and listentoHis voice. What we have explored in thisbook is that while we can expect God to speak, Hemight speak inunexpected ways. It ...
... speak to us.He created us to communicate with Him andHe longs for the times when we speak withHim and listentoHis voice. What we have explored in thisbook is that while we can expect God to speak, Hemight speak inunexpected ways. It ...
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