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.
See also: accord, lights, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AllynAL-inEnglish
Eir-Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Norwegian
Alwyn['ælwin]
Jovanka-Serbian, Macedonian
Naji-Arabic
Cai (1)-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish