build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door

proverb

A superior product or idea will naturally attract customers and succeed, even without extensive advertising or promotion.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. A superior product or idea will naturally attract customers and succeed, even without extensive advertising or promotion.
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APA

build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20a%20better%20mousetrap%20and%20the%20world%20will%20beat%20a%20path%20to%20your%20door

MLA

“build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20a%20better%20mousetrap%20and%20the%20world%20will%20beat%20a%20path%20to%20your%20door. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/build%20a%20better%20mousetrap%20and%20the%20world%20will%20beat%20a%20path%20to%20your%20door.

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