text_original: those to whom they were useful; subsequently the origin of this praise was forgotten, and altruistic acts, simply because, as a sheer matter of habit, they were praised as good, came also to be felt as good — as though they contained in themselves some intrinsic goodness."
text_transcription: THOSE TO WHOM THEY WERE USEFUL SUBSEQUENTLY THE ORIGIN OF THE PHRASE WAS FORGOTTEN AND ALTRUISTIC ACTS SIMPLY BECAUSE AS A SHEER MATTER OF HABIT THEY WERE PRAISED AS GOOD CAME ALSO TO BE FELT AS GOOD AS THOUGH THEY CONTAINED IN THEMSELVES SOME INTRINSIC GOODNESS
phonemes: ðoʊz tə hˈuːm ðeɪ wɜː jˈuːsfəl; sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ʌv ðɪs pɹˈeɪz wʌz fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩, ænd ˌɔːltɹuːˈɪstɪk ˈækts, sˈɪmpli bɪkˈʌz, æz ɐ ʃˈɪɹ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv hˈæbɪt, ðeɪ wɜː pɹˈeɪzd æz ɡˈʊd, kˈeɪm ˈɔːlsoʊ təbi fˈɛlt æz ɡˈʊd — æz ðˌoʊ ðeɪ kəntˈeɪnd ɪn ðɛmsˈɛlvz sˌʌm ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk ɡˈʊdnəs."