Bitter-Sweet Pleasure

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Philosophy

Foundational Lexiconenjoying sadness
Executive Parlancemelancholy pleasure
Scholarly Discoursevoluptuous sorrow
Babel ZenithLacrimae Rerum
Origin: Latin/Virgil
Pronunciation: /ˈlækrɪmi ˈrɛrʊm/

Etymology & Meaning

The tears of things; the inherent sadness in all existence.

In the Boardroom

The poignant feeling of shutting down a beloved but failed product.

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