Aristotle taught that to achieve a virtuous and potentially happy character requires a first stage of having the fortune to be habituated not deliberately, but by teachers, and experience, leading to a later stage in which one consciously chooses to do the best things.
ˈæɹɪstˌɑːɾəl tˈɔːt ðæt tʊ ɐtʃˈiːv ɐ vˈɜːtʃuːəs ænd pətˈɛnʃəli hˈæpi kˈæɹɪktɚ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚz ɐ fˈɜːst stˈeɪdʒ ʌv hˌævɪŋ ðə fˈɔːɹtʃʊn təbi hˈæbɪtʃˌuːeɪɾᵻd nˌɑːt dᵻlˈɪbɚɹətli, bˌʌt baɪ tˈiːtʃɚz, ænd ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns, lˈiːdɪŋ tʊ ɐ lˈeɪɾɚ stˈeɪdʒ ɪnwˌɪtʃ wˈʌn kˈɑːnʃəsli tʃˈuːzᵻz tə dˈuː ðə bˈɛst θˈɪŋz.