--- title: "11 Matchboxes Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Matchboxes quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Matchboxes sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/lucien-febvre-62515_collectors_a-mere-collector-of-supposed-facts-is-as_2520038.jpg" --- > [A mere collector of supposed facts is as useful as a collector of matchboxes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucien-febvre/a-mere-collector-of-supposed-facts-is-as-useful-as-a-collector-of/) [Lucien Febvre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucien-febvre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/lucien-febvre-62515_collectors_a-mere-collector-of-supposed-facts-is-as_2520038.jpg) > [Better to be a first-class matchbox than a second-class match.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/better-to-be-a-first-class-matchbox-than-a-second-class-match/) [Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/haruki-murakami-21_class_better-to-be-a-first-class-matchbox-than_2742941.jpg) > [ If you gave \[Jerry\] Falwell an enema he could be buried in a matchbox. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/if-you-gave-jerry-falwell-an-enema-he-could-be-buried-in-a-matchbox/) [Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7d/christopher-hitchens-117_atheist_if-you-gave-jerry-falwell-an-enema-he-co_569307.jpg) > [My capacity for happiness," he added, "you could fit into a matchbox without taking out the matches first](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-adams/my-capacity-for-happiness-he-added-you-could-fit-into-a-matchbox/) [Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b3/douglas-adams-122_capacity_my-capacity-for-happiness-he-added-you-c_1000104.png) > [Philosophy is like a normal personal organizer, but it's smaller than a matchbox.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/philosophy-is-like-a-normal-personal-organizer-but-it-s-smaller-than/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/oscar-wilde-16_matchboxes_philosophy-is-like-a-normal-personal-org_2193541.jpg) > [If Neptune were analogized with a Chevy Impala in mass, then how big is pluto compared to that? Pluto would be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-degrasse-tyson/if-neptune-were-analogized-with-a-chevy-impala-in-mass-then-how-big/) [Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-degrasse-tyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_bigs_if-neptune-were-analogized-with-a-chevy_1833138.png) > [I wish I had a nickel for every song that I've left in the bathroom, written down on a matchbox, or just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-shaw/i-wish-i-had-a-nickel-for-every-song-that-i-ve-left-in-the-bathroom/) [Tommy Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-shaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a8/tommy-shaw-16595_bathroom_i-wish-i-had-a-nickel-for-every-song-tha_1543077.png) > [Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/bouillabaisse-is-only-good-because-cooked-by-the-french-who-if-they/) [Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/695/norman-douglas-15021_cigar_bouillabaisse-is-only-good-because-cooke_989139.jpg) > [The original necessity for the ceaseless presence of the woman to maintain that altar fire - and it was an altar fire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-perkins-gilman/the-original-necessity-for-the-ceaseless-presence-of-the-woman-to/) [Charlotte Perkins Gilman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-perkins-gilman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/charlotte-perkins-gilman-2420_altars_the-original-necessity-for-the-ceaseless_1406889.png) > [As a kid, I loved my Matchbox cars, my Big Wheels, and the race cars on TV. When I laid eyes on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-lally/as-a-kid-i-loved-my-matchbox-cars-my-big-wheels-and-the-race-cars-on/) [Andy Lally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-lally/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/andy-lally-44858_age_as-a-kid-i-loved-my-matchbox-cars-my-big_1297881.jpg) > [I was taught that candles are like house cats - domesticated versions of something wild and dangerous. There's no way to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/i-was-taught-that-candles-are-like-house-cats-domesticated-versions/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2c/sloane-crosley-1764_burning_i-was-taught-that-candles-are-like-house_2261432.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/matchboxes/#itemlist", "name": "Matchboxes Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A mere collector of supposed facts is as useful as a collector of matchboxes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lucien Febvre" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucien-febvre/a-mere-collector-of-supposed-facts-is-as-useful-as-a-collector-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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