For when he had carried the consulship for a friend of his, against the pursuit of Sylla, and that Sylla did a little resent thereat, and began to speak great, Pompey turned upon him again, and in effect bade him be quiet.

因为有次庞拜为位朋友争执政官职，与苏拉所推举人竞选，竟获胜。在苏拉对此表示不始争吵时候，庞拜简直反唇相向，叫不要多言。