No one who lies is linked to God. God is the truth. He says, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life” (Jn. 14:6). See how we sort ourselves out and what position we take up through lying: clearly on the side of the evil one. If, therefore, we want to be saved, we must with all our hearts love the Truth and guard ourselves from every kind of falsehood so that we may not be separated from truth and from life.
–Saint Dorotheus of Gaza (Sixth Century)