Full Idea
Reason grasps generalities, while the senses grasp particulars.
Gist of Idea
Reason grasps generalities, while the senses grasp particulars
Source
Aristotle (Physics [c.337 BCE], 189a06)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Physics', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 1996], p.22
A Reaction
This does not seem to be entirely true. Sherlock Holmes reasons towards the particular. Nevertheless, we see what he means. Reason deals with universals, and reason derives principles and patterns from the particulars.