Smart men make good thieves, as long as they're desperate.
( ( Smart men ) ( ( ( ( make ( good thieves ) ) , ) ( ( as long ) ( as ( they ( 're desperate ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Smart) (NNS men)) (VP (VBP make) (NP (JJ good) (NNS thieves)) (, ,) (SBAR (ADVP (RB as) (RB long)) (IN as) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBP 're) (ADJP (JJ desperate)))))) (. .)))
It is best for a thief to be dumb.
( It ( ( is ( best ( for ( a ( thief ( to ( be dumb ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (JJS best)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT a) (NN thief) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ dumb))))))))) (. .)))