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
Agaue	-	Greek Mythology
Abi	-	Scottish
Danette	də-NET	English
Sadb	SIEV (Irish)	Irish, Irish Mythology
Philetus	fi-LEE-təs (English), fie-LEE-təs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Ovid	AH-vid (English)	History