The most important lesson learned from the pardoners tale is that you must surround yourself with people you trust. The three rioters strove to eliminate each other, not only out of greed, but also because they knew that the others would not hesitate to eliminate them, if given the chance. This culture of fear acted as a catalyst in their decisions to eliminate their fellow rioters. If they had been able to trust their compatriots not to stab them in the backs when given the chance, then they might have been able to overcome their greed and simply split the money and move on.
Greed may have been at the root of this betrayal, but the events could also not have transpired were it not for the personalities of the rioters. While others placed in their situation would likely have desired all of the gold, only these deeply flawed people would go to the lengths of killing their accomplices for it. These louts are acting as the pardoner would like people to think people act, simply because he is the one telling the tale, and it benefits him to inspire a fear of greed in any people listening to his tale, because that will result in more money foe himself.
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