You do not meet a man but frowns. Our bloods no more obey the heavens than our courtiers still seem as does the king's

You do not meet a man but frowns. Our bloods no more obey the heavens than our courtiers still seem as does the king's

The quote “You do not meet a man but frowns. Our bloods no more obey the heavens than our courtiers still seem as does the king's” is from William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet. This line is spoken by the character Hamlet in Act 3, Scene 2, as he reflects on the corrupt and deceitful nature of the world around him.