find it in one's heart

Persuade oneself to do something, as in They were an hour late, but I couldn't find it in my heart to scold them. This expression, today generally put in the negative, alludes to searching self-examination. [Mid-1400s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hazael	HAZ-ay-əl (English)	Biblical
Timaios	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Pearce	[piəs]
Mattias	mah-TEE-ahs (German)	German, Swedish
Matija	MAH-tee-yah (Croatian, Serbian)	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Kayly	KAY-lee	English (Rare)