But he was oblivious of all the worldly attainments and did not stop his penance. She had no intellectual or artistic attainments and no apparent interest in developing any. In Dublin his literary attainments gained him the friendship of many prominent inhabitants. Additionally, they were generally very private about their own meditative attainments. Originally these historical attainments were believed to have a distinct Christian influence. Digby's "scientific attainments" are called "hardly less than supernatural". His attainments as a writer and naturalist will survive. Of his legal attainments there can be no doubt. He recommended dividing up of the children into distinct classes according to their attainments. The king was highly pleased with his attainments.