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Aristotle

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.

Aristotle

Nature

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Aristotle is saying that moral virtues don't come to us automatically by birth, nor do they go against our natural tendencies. Instead, our natural abilities create the potential for virtues, but we develop them fully only through repeated practice and habits.

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