When you find good weather, you can find even a woman — when conditions are favourable, everything becomes possible; when circumstances align, even the most difficult things happen naturally. Good timing opens all doors.
This proverb uses the classic Sicilian metaphor structure: a physical observation (good weather makes travel and activity possible) extended to the most difficult human achievement (finding a suitable marriage partner, here 'la femmina' meaning 'the right woman'). Finding a wife was historically one of the most fraught social negotiations in Sicilian life — requiring the alignment of family reputation, economic status, proper introductions, and appropriate timing. The proverb says that when all conditions are right, even this most difficult of achievements becomes possible. It is the Sicilian acknowledgement that timing matters as much as effort, and that waiting for the right moment — the 'bonu tempu' — is not passivity but strategy.
A Sicilian proverb about the power of timing and favourable conditions. 'Bonu tempu' = bel tempo (good weather), 'macari' = anche (also/even), 'femmina' = donna (woman). Reflects the Sicilian pragmatic understanding that good timing opens all possibilities.
Encouraging someone waiting for the right moment to make their move
Non è ancora il momento. A truvari bonu tempu si trova macari la femmina — aspetta che le condizioni siano giuste.
It is not yet the moment. When you find good weather, you can find even a woman — wait until the conditions are right.
Explaining how a business opportunity arose at the right time
Tutto si è allineato perfettamente: il mercato, i soci, il momento. A truvari bonu tempu si trova macari la femmina.
Everything aligned perfectly: the market, the partners, the moment. When you find good weather, you can find even a woman.
Reflecting on how a long-sought opportunity finally appeared
Aspettavo quell'opportunità da anni. Poi d'improvviso tutto era pronto. A truvari bonu tempu si trova macari la femmina.
I had been waiting for that opportunity for years. Then suddenly everything was ready. When you find good weather, you can find even a woman.
Advising patience in love
Non forzare la cosa. A truvari bonu tempu si trova macari la femmina — quando sarà il momento giusto accadrà.
Do not force it. When you find good weather, you can find even a woman — when the right moment comes it will happen.