Who said "We perceive things not as they are but as we are."?

This quote is attributed to Wallace Stevens.

We perceive things not as they are but as we are. - Wallace Stevens

"We perceive things not as they are but as we are."

Wallace Stevens Philosophy

Poet American 1879–1955

"The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream."

"One must have a mind of winter to regard the frost and the boughs of the pine trees crusted with snow."

"The imagination is man's power over nature."

"After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future world is built."

"I've seen the worst humanity has to offer."

"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

"Every choice shapes our destiny."

"Order is the foundation of a good life."