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Metrocles
philosopher
Metrocles (born 4th century bc) was a Cynic philosopher and the first philosopher known to have made a collection of instructive anecdotes and sayings, a common form of literary activity among later moralists. After studying under the Peripatetic philosopher Theophrastus, he became dissatisfied with his teacher and became a pupil of Crates of Thebes.
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