according to own lights

according to one's own lights

according to the way one believes; according to the way one's conscience or inclinations lead one. John may have been wrong, but he did what he did according to his own lights.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aeson	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
ÉVelyne	-	French
Andrijana	-	Croatian, Serbian
Raja (2)	-	Urdu, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Indonesian
Onur	-	Turkish
Olukayode	-	Western African, Yoruba