The best way to save face is keep the bottom half shut.

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

In 2012 Nik Wallenda became the first person to cross the Niagara Falls by tightrope in 116 years. He did so after receiving permission from both the Canadian and United States governments, although he was required to carry his passport and present it on entry to the Canadian side of the falls.