by (one's) lights

Directed by or in accordance with one's own beliefs, convictions, or understanding. Never let someone else try to dictate who you are—you have to live by your own lights.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Oprah	O-prə (English)	Various
Petra	PET-rah (Finnish), PET-rə (English)	German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, Swedish, Finnish, English
TighearnÁN	TEER-nawn	Irish
Joey	JO-ee	English
Gwilym	-	Welsh
Shimon	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew