Dolce far niente

/ˌdɒltʃeɪ fɑːr niˈɛnteɪ/ phrase

The sweetness of doing nothing; the delicious pleasure of idleness.

Italian: 'dolce' (sweet) + 'far' (to do) + 'niente' (nothing). Made famous in English by the film 'Eat Pray Love.' The Italians elevated laziness to a philosophy of pleasure.

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