The Excerpts 42:

The dhamma is as if honey, oil and sugar had been
mixed together and given to a man suffering from
dysentery. While he drinks, he might be pleased with
its colour, scent and taste. After having drunk it, he
would get
his illness cured. Therefore the undertaking of the
dhamma is pleasant now and it ripens in the future as
pleasant and with its shining and beaming radiance it
surpasses other doctrines whatsoever are preached by
ordinary recluses and brahmins.

extracted from:
Aspects of Early Buddhist Sociological Thought
by Ven. Pategama Gnanarama Ph.D