In most books, the I, of first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained; that, in respect to egotism, is the main difference.
Henry David ThoreauShall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself.
Henry David ThoreauEnemies publish themselves. They declare war. The friend never declares his love.
Henry David ThoreauVisit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can make, or such as it can make a man with its black arts - a mere shadow and reminiscence of humanity, a man laid out alive and standing, and already, as one may say, buried under arms with funeral accompaniments.
Henry David Thoreau