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
LÚCia	-	Portuguese
Theobald	THEE-ə-bawld (English)	English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Karolina	kah-raw-LEE-nah (Polish), kah-ro-LEE-nah (Swedish, German)	Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, German
Helene	he-LEN (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), he-LE-nu (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ireneusz	ee-re-NE-uwsh	Polish
Romaine	ro-MEN (French), ro-MAYN (English)	French, English